Isen Blog, July 26, 2006

Q: Why should the voice of a paid shill be given equivalent weight to the voice of a genuinely concerned citizen?
A: It shouldn't.

Trevor Cook and Paull Young, PR professionals who believe that public relations can be an ethical pursuit, have started an anti-Astroturf campaign on their NewPR wiki.

They ask people to state:

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