Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy: Corporate PR and the Assault on Democracy

By: David Miller and William Dinan

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Synopsis: The public relations industry is not just about celebrity gossip. This book shows how, whenever big business is threatened, spin doctors, lobbyists, think tanks and front groups are on hand to push the corporate interest, often at the public's expense. *BR**BR*Written by leading activists and writers, this book reveals the secrets of the PR trade including deception, the use of fake 'institutes', spying and dirty tricks. The impact can be devastating -- when the public is denied access to the truth, the results are rising inequality and environmental catastrophe. *BR**BR*Exposing the misdeeds of famous companies including Coca Cola, British Aerospace, Exxon and Monsanto, and revealing information about the covert funding of various apparently independent thinks tanks and institutes, the authors offer a guide to campaigns that can help us roll back corporate power and resist deceptive PR.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781783711697
Related ISBNs:: 9781849642958, 9780745324449, 9781783711703
Publisher:: Pluto Press
Date of Addition:: 10/11/22
Copyrighted By:: Pluto Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: David Miller
Edited by:: William Dinan