Facebook Shuns Women in Advance of IPO
Fifty-eight percent of Facebook users are women, and women account for over 70 percent of daily fan activity on the […]
Republicans Circumvent Democracy in Michigan
A judge has ruled that Republicans in control Michigan’s House of Representatives have been violating their state’s constitution by failing
Transnational Tobacco Companies Target Poor Countries
A new study reveals PR strategies transnational tobacco companies use behind the scenes to derail, delay and undermine public health
Advertising, politics, Religion
TV Ad Promotes Separation of Church and State
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is running a television ad promoting the separation of church and state, the first such
Kraft Foods Dumps the American Legislative Exchange Council
Kraft Foods announced that it will not renew its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the right-wing corporate
Philip Morris Exec: Public Health Authorities are “Muesli-Eating, Stool-Watching Joggers”
In a January, 1988 speech to Philip Morris’ (PM) Australian sales force titled “The Challenge of Change,” John Dollisson, then
Wave of Aggressive Parenting Linked to “Baby on Board” Car Signs
A traditional Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs was canceled due to large numbers of aggressive parents who insisted on
Education, Health, Tobacco
Vivid Anti-Smoking Ads Prompt Flood of Quitline Calls
On March 19, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) started a new print and television ad campaign called “Tips
Ethics, Health, Media, Tobacco
Philip Morris: “Get sick children on Oprah”
In 1993, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially listed secondhand tobacco smoke as a Group A Human Carcinogen, the
Ethics, Safety, Secrecy
Justice for Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.
By now millions of people know about of the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida. Far fewer, though, know
Ethics, Health, Media
President Obama’s Defense of Planned Parenthood Draws Little Notice
Republican attacks on Planned Parenthood have drawn a lot of media attention in recent months, but a video message from
CVS Drug Stores Tout Healthy Image While Profiting from Disease & Death
For 103 days now, Terence Gerace, Ph.D. has stood outside CVS pharmacies in Washington, D.C. protesting their sales of a
Limbaugh, in Crisis Management Mode, Bribes Listeners to Support Him
In a move that the Daily Kos has dubbed “Operation Buy Me Some Love,” Rush Limbaugh is trying to buy
Vodka Ad Jokes About Sexual Assault, Gets Yanked
The makers of Belvedere Vodka yanked a controversial ad that appeared to joke about rape. The ad showed a horrified
Corporations, Corruption, Media, politics
CleanSlateNow.org Lists Courageous Candidates Who Turn Down All PAC Funding
A new website created in Colorado, CleanSlateNow.org, is the first and only site so far to publicly list candidates for
Advertising, Marketing
Two Men Sell Their Faces To Pay Off Student Debt
Two young British men desperate to pay off student debt and facing dismal prospects for employment have started selling ad
Corporations, Ethics, Health, Marketing
A Grassroots Effort to Track the Side Effects of Prescription Drugs
A new word has entered the lexicon: “Pharmageddon.” Wiktionary defines it as “a dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals
National Organization for Marriage Exposed in Secret PR Documents
Previously-secret internal documents released during the course of a lawsuit in Maine reveal the National Organization for Marriage had