Firms deliver jobs and goods and services. What’s not to like? We look at some of the things people say against and in defence of these controversial bodies.
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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: McDonald’s may be recession-proof - and may even be outliving the snobbery which has surrounded the firm for decades. More »
Themes: Food / Money / The Good Corporation. Posted by Paul Seaman on August 7th, 2008
Why we posted this: Employers can increasingly snoop on their employees. Is Microsoft wicked to profit from the trend? Where’s the dividing line between protecting their bottom line, and invading the privacy of those who work for them? More »
Themes: Media / Money / Privacy / Rights / The Good Corporation. Posted by Andrew Holland on May 8th, 2008
Why we posted this: Here’s an oddly unsettling story in which – on the face of it – UK police seemed to place far too much faith in the word of store staff and too little on the evidence of their own eyes as they check out a suspect. More »
Themes: Money / Privacy / Rights / The Good Corporation. Posted by Andrew Holland on April 26th, 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