As the beleaguered Murray Darling Basin Authority sinks further into the public relations mire following its disastrous run of community consultations last month, the other side of the debate had a powerful ally in prominent spin doctors Socom.
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Spinning the media: the federal lobbyists register
In the first instalment in our special joint Crikey/AJIC investigation, Spinning the Media, Sasha Pavey exposes errors and the lack of transparency in the Federal Lobbyists Register.
The salesman behind Wall Street’s bull
The strategic communications specialist advising a financial industry effort to enhance Wall Street’s image has plenty of experience in spinning the American public: he was one of the aides in charge of the Bush administration’s fact-bending campaign to sell the Iraq War.
The Coca-Cola Chronicles: Cocaine back in ’85
I put the cocaine question to Coca-Cola in 1985 and received a reply from Yvonne Howie, External Affairs Manager, writes Kevin Jones.
