Via Food Safety Network. 2 pages., Describes changes in the approaches of animal rights groups such as Farm Sanctuary and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, as well as public perceptions about their efforts.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27775
Notes:
4 pages., Seeks outside public relations counsel to help the Association deliver industry messages on bio-fuels impacts to the media and encourage legislative and regulatory goals related to bio-fuels.
Shulman, Seth (author), Abend, Kate (author), and Meyer, Alden (author)
Format:
Research report
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
USA: Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11419
Notes:
68 pages., Introductory information and executive summary printed from the organization website. Full text available., The report described ExxonMobile as having "underwritten the most sophisticated and most successful disinformation campaign since the tobacco industry misled the public about the scientific evidence linking smoking to lung cancer and heart disease." Documentation described the company as having drawn upon four of the same tactics: manufactured uncertainty, information laundering, promoted scientific spokespeople, and attempt to shift the focus away from meaningful action.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28082
Notes:
Pages 159-172 in Martin W. Bauer and Massimiano Bucchi (eds.), Journalism, science and society: science communication between news and public relations. Routledge, New York, New York. 286 pages., Describes an information campaign by the Royal Sciety to "tackle misleading media coverage about the science of climate change."
