Transparent Swede filmmaker Fredrik-David vs. aggressive Dole-Goliath PR
Posted by Judy Gombita on April 25, 2012 · 7 Comments
An exclusive interview with Swedish documentary filmmaker, Fredrik Gertten, about his 2009 BANANAS! film and his currently screening (at film festivals around the world) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* documentary.
In particular, we talk about Dole’s aggressive corporate public relations and media campaign, which worked to prevent WG Film’s BANANAS! documentary from screening in the USA on [...]
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Arresting consequences of life with the Thought Police
Posted by Catherine Arrow on January 19, 2010 · 4 Comments
The story concerning the man who joked on Twitter and subsequently found himself under arrest caught my eye yesterday, particularly after the story a couple of months ago involving the US police officer who ordered a showbiz agent to send a tweet.
Filed under PR Sense · Tagged with Audience, censorship, Change, Crisis Management, Democracy, Doncaster arrest, free speech, International communication, Reach, Reputation management, Social media, Social Responsibility, thought police, twitter, Web 2.0