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Shaping the News:
The Public Relations Industry and Journalism
November 17, 1999
Listen/download helpIn the United States, the public relations industry is a multi-billion dollar business. Highly-paid firms issue statements and news releases while orchestrating PR campaigns for large corporations and governments. On this program, we take a look at the public relations industry and its effects on public interests.
Featuring:
Jack Bergen, Council of Public Relations Firms; Bob Burton, author and environmental journalist; John Stauber, Center for Media and Democracy.
For more information:
Jack Bergen
Council of Public Relations Firms
11 Penn Plaza, Fifth Floor
New York, New York 10001
877-773-4767; fax: 877-773-2937
www.prfirms.org
Bob Burton
P.O. Box 157
O'Connor ACT, Australia 2602
+61 26 247 4072; bburton@hydra.org.au
John Stauber
Center for Media and Democracy
3318 Gregory St.
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
608-233-3346; fax: 608-238-2236
www.prwatch.org