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- Mr. Cohen,
Are you aware what men in glass houses should not do?
Posted by mikehro at 08:31 PM : Jun 02, 2008
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- Wow, I guess this guy has been burned by a PR person. Every profession has liars, but that does not mean it''s right. PR is a noble profession of creating awareness about a product or organization amongst its target public, not about LYING.
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- Mr. Cohen,
Are you aware what men in glass houses should not do? - Reply to this comment
- The dissed PR professionals and Mr. Cohen are arguing about bad apples when the real issue is the trees in the forest Most people working in public relations do their jobs with care and integrity. They are right to point out that the scumbag spin doctors Mr. Cohen describes are not likely to be very effective%u2014at least not for long.
However, we should not be comforted by good intentions and ethical decision making of individuals. We should focus instead on the actions of the powerful institutions on whose behalf they work.
And better still on the logic of the forest: a capitalist democracy. It%u2019s no accident that the practice of public relations was born in America. Edward Bernays, the %u201Cfather of modern public relations,%u201D said it best: Public relations is the engineering of consent. - Reply to this comment
- Mr. Cohen: Thank you. You have simply re-affirmed my belief that all broadcast journalists are really entertainers. Show me a "journalist" who wants his/her mug on TV, and I''ll show you a frustrated actor. No wonder citizens want to take back control of "free" thought.
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- Show me a PR person who is "accurate" and "truthful," and I''ll show you a PR person who is unemployed.
Show me a CBS lawyer who is "accurate" and "truthful," (during the forthcoming Dan Rather trial) and I''ll show you a lawyer who''ll soon be unemployed.
PH
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- Show me a PR person who is "accurate" and "truthful," and I''ll show you a PR person who is unemployed.
Show me a CBS lawyer who is "accurate" and "truthful," (during the forthcoming Dan Rather trial) and I''ll show you a lawyer who''ll soon be unemployed.
PH
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- Show me a PR person who is "accurate" and "truthful," and I''ll show you a PR person who is unemployed.
Show me a CBS lawyer who is "accurate" and "truthful," (during the forthcoming Dan Rather trial) and I''ll show you a lawyer who''ll soon be unemployed.
PH
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- Show me a PR person who is "accurate" and "truthful," and I''ll show you a PR person who is unemployed.
Show me a CBS lawyer who is "accurate" and "truthful," (during the forthcoming Dan Rather trial) and I''ll show you a lawyer who''ll soon be unemployed.
PH
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- Show me a PR person who is "accurate" and "truthful," and I''ll show you a PR person who is unemployed.
Show me a CBS lawyer who is "accurate" and "truthful," (during the forthcoming Dan Rather trial) and I''ll show you a lawyer who''ll soon be unemployed.
PH
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