Guest guest Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 This is sent out by a group run by the authors of " Trust Us We're Experts " , " Mad Cow, USA " , " Toxic Sludge is Good for You " , etc. I met one of them at a pesticides forum in the Seattle area several years ago and talked to him about mercury (vaccines and dental amalgam). He said he has a relative with possible MS (mercury toxicty?). Here, in the interest of space, I've copied only the ones about mercury and lead, but note that they have several this week about pharmaceutical companies. S S THE WEEKLY SPIN, January 18, 2006 Sponsored by the nonprofit Center for Media and Democracy: http://www.prwatch.org To support our work now online visit: https://www.egrants.org/donate/index.cfm?ID=2344-0|1118-0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Weekly Spin features selected news summaries with links to further information about media, political spin and propaganda. It is emailed free each Wednesday to subscribers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SHARE US WITH A FRIEND (OR FIFTY FRIENDS) Who do you know who might want to receive Spin of the Week? Help us grow our subscriber list! Just forward this message to people you know, encouraging them to sign up at this link: http://www.prwatch.org/cmd/subscribe_sotd.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS WEEK'S NEWS == BLOG POSTINGS == 1. Environmental Defense or Nanotech Defense? == SPIN OF THE DAY == 1. Fish Story 2. Talking About a PR Solution 3. Lead Paint Balloons for the Kids 4. Blair Son To Learn PR, U.S. Politics 5. Skeptical Journalism? 6. Fumento's Genetically Engineered Columns 7. Senators Just Say Whoa To Drug " Education " 8. Abramoff Stink Extends To Media 9. The Lobbying Scandal Across the Pond 10. Pfizer Controls the Healthcare Debate 11. Pentagon Will Better Plan Propaganda in 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- == SPIN OF THE DAY == 1. FISH STORY http://villagevoice.com/people/0603,hunter,71775,24.html Washington, DC lobbyist Rick Berman must have a new client. Recently his front group, the Center for Consumer Freedom, launched a new website called FishScam.com along with a multimedia PR blitz including billboard and radio ads decrying the " hype " about health hazards of mercury in fish. " It's really extraordinary and extremely irresponsible, " says Consumers Union director of food policy Jean Halloran. " Many people have educated themselves about this issue, but I'm concerned that less-educated women who don't realize he is industry-funded will take his advice. " SOURCE: Village Voice, January 17, 2006 For more information or to comment on this story, visit: http://www.prwatch.org/node/4379 3. LEAD PAINT BALLOONS FOR THE KIDS http://www.projo.com/news/content/projo_20060114_lead14.22167bb9.html Testimony in Rhode Island's case against four companies that produced and sold lead-based paint - Atlantic Richfield, Millennium Holdings, NL Industries and Sherwin - detailed how they " continued to use children in advertisements ... years after medical literature and industry documents made clear that lead was a threat to children's health. " Columbia University science and public health professor Rosner said the companies " engaged in a wide promotion of the use of toys and children's furniture " to sell their paint. The campaigns included hand puppets and coloring books from Dutch Boy (now NL Industries); ads promoting Millennium Holdings paint for nurseries and playrooms, " because of the normal wear and tear of activity " ; and White Lead Promotion, an extensive joint campaign from NL and Sherwin , that promoted " the use of lead-based paints in schools " and in homes. SOURCE: The Providence Journal (Rhode Island), January 14, 2006 For more information or to comment on this story, visit: http://www.prwatch.org/node/4373 _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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