Modern people face new issues about who and what to trust. Worse, they wonder whether the idea of “the truth” is still valid. We look at these problems - often with the cheerful thought that there’s plenty of trust-worthiness and truthfulness in the world. And that we can spot them.
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Why we posted this: The left has fallen on the idea that Sarah Palin is a self-confessed “creationist”. But is she one? Would it it matter if she were? Why do the media repeat the “charge” endlessly? More »
Themes: Media / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on September 6th, 2008
Why we posted this: Public relations people are supposed to be like lawyers, aren’t they? They don’t have to agree with their clients’ messages or be too fussy who they work for. The system may have suffered some collateral damage in Russia’s “August War” in Georgia. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Pressure Politics / Rights / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 6th, 2008
Why we posted this: Prince Charles knows something about young people, and cares more than most. But the headine alarm about his new research may make us over-anxious. More »
Themes: Media / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on August 8th, 2008
Why we posted this: Two important but probably silly books have had silly (politically-correct and right-on) reviews in right-of-centre papers. We need to work out why. More »
Themes: Food / Green / Money / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on July 18th, 2008
Why we posted this: This long-running and credible survey has useful surprises and flaws. More »
Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: The internet is changing consumer behaviour - that much we know. However, much of the research which claims to inform us about its wider implications is not credible. Here’s a classic example from KRC Research and Weber Shandwick who should know better. More »
Themes: Media / Money / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 14th, 2008
Why we posted this: PR professional event hosted by PRWeek debated whether PRs had a duty to tell the truth. By a narrow majority of 138 to 124, the audience voted that they did not. This is an important minefield. More »
Themes: Media / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on April 11th, 2008
Why we posted this: It’s a useful account of the dangers of propaganda documentaries More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on July 6th, 2007
Why we posted this: It’s a bad bit of work by a brilliant journalist. More »
Themes: Global Warming / Green / Media / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on April 16th, 2007