> From: Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >From: "The Fool"
> > > From: Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Disinfopedia_Main_Page > > > > > > > > Welcome to Disinfopedia, a collaborative project to produce a > > > directory > > > > of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations > > > and > > > > industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and > > > > public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special > > > > interests. We are already working on 1614 articles. > > > > > > > > > The site would have much more credibility in my eyes if it weren't > > > associated with PRWatch. They vilify all PR professionals regardless > >of > > > merit. > > > >Because _ALL_ PR is Propaganda? Because all PR professionals are > >Propagandists? > > Well to answer your extreme answer with a more reasoned response, no it > isn't and no they aren't, unless you are referring to the general public as > an "institution". > > A large portion of the work that PR professionals do keeps the media and by > extension the public informed and educated about specific topics and are 'Propagandized'. > _not_ aimed at promoting disinformation. Propagandanda doesn't necessarilly = disinformation, but it is still propaganda no less. > For example, almost all of what is > released to the public from the scientific community (for example) contains > absolutely no 'spin' or hype. Heliocentric propaganda. All scientists really know the earth is flat. When lord Wotan stikes down the blasphemers... > I suppose this will all fall on deaf ears... you seem much more likely to > condemn first and not bother to ask questions later, but I suggest you try > learning about the industry in all its forms before condemning us as a whole > with a single stereotype. Sorry, but I have no sympathy whatsoever for these people. > >There can be no merit whatsoever in any propaganda > >department or in any professional propagandists. > > I won't deny that PR people across many fields do influence public opinion > and spin stories to place their clients in a better light. Your lack of > knowledge of our industry coupled with your own personal biases deserve to > be pointed out, imo. Your personal biases also deserve to be pointed out. > >I do not accept your > >claim. > > As Darwin said, "Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does > knowledge." Quite frankly, your acceptance isn't required. You're not > speaking from a knowledgeable position regarding the industry, so why should > it matter? You're not speaking from an unbiased position either. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
