Posted by Toni Muzi Falconi on August 31, 2006 · 4 Comments
The other day, Italian Premier Romano Prodi, in saluting his young compatriots sailing off to Lebanon to form the larger part of the UN military peacekeeping force, unabashedly called this ‘an historic event’.
For the first time in many years, under strong pressure from the Italian government and with a grudgingly active support from Jacques Chirac, [...]
Posted by Toni Muzi Falconi on August 27, 2006 · 2 Comments
On 24th August 2006, a landmark debate was initiated in the UK.
Ruth Kelly, the Communities Secretary launched the government’s new Commission on Integration and Cohesion ‘to look at how to counter tensions between people of different ethnic groups and religions’.
While acknowledging the economic, cultural and social contribution that migrants have brought to the UK, Kelly [...]
Posted by Toni Muzi Falconi on August 24, 2006 · 7 Comments
In every country, the public relations profession is being constantly and increasingly criticized by mainstream media and social critics for its buffering mode of action.
Most recently it was Der Spiegel in Germany, but all one needs to do is keep a close eye on http://www.prwatch.org and most of the arguments used by our critics can [...]