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Welcome to [[About Spinprofiles|Spinprofiles]]&mdash;your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.</span> Spinprofiles is a collaborative venture initiated by [http://www.spinwatch.org Spinwatch] in collaboration with [http://www.lobbywatch.org  Lobbywatch], [http://www.gmwatch.org GM Watch] [http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/ Red Star Research] and [http://www.corporatewatch.org Corporate Watch], but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent researchers. 
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Welcome to [[About Spinprofiles|Spinprofiles]]&mdash;your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.  
  
 
Spinprofiles documents the PR and propaganda  activities of [[public relations firms]] and [[public relations professionals]] engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion and policy. Spinprofiles also includes profiles on [[think tanks]], [[industry-funded organizations]] and [[industry-friendly experts]] that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of [[w:corporation|corporations]], governments and [[w:special interest|special interests]]. Over time, SourceWatch has broadened to include others involved in public debates including media outlets, journalists and government agencies. Unlike some other wikis, SourceWatch has a policy of [[Spinprofiles:References|strict referencing]], and is overseen by an [[User:David|editor]] and several Associate Portal editors. Spinprofiles has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
 
Spinprofiles documents the PR and propaganda  activities of [[public relations firms]] and [[public relations professionals]] engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion and policy. Spinprofiles also includes profiles on [[think tanks]], [[industry-funded organizations]] and [[industry-friendly experts]] that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of [[w:corporation|corporations]], governments and [[w:special interest|special interests]]. Over time, SourceWatch has broadened to include others involved in public debates including media outlets, journalists and government agencies. Unlike some other wikis, SourceWatch has a policy of [[Spinprofiles:References|strict referencing]], and is overseen by an [[User:David|editor]] and several Associate Portal editors. Spinprofiles has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles.
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Spinprofiles is a collaborative venture initiated by [http://www.spinwatch.org Spinwatch] in collaboration with [http://www.lobbywatch.org  Lobbywatch], [http://www.gmwatch.org GM Watch] [http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/ Red Star Research] and [http://www.corporatewatch.org Corporate Watch], but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent researchers.  
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'''Disclaimer:''' SourceWatch is an encyclopedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the [http://www.prwatch.org Center for Media &amp; Democracy]&mdash;email bob AT sourcewatch.org.
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'''Disclaimer:''' Spinprofiles is an encyclopedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the [http://www.spinwatch.org Spinwatch]&mdash;email bob AT sourcewatch.org.
  
 
'''Antispam note:''' To avoid attracting spam email robots, email addresses on SourceWatch are written with AT in place of the usual symbol, and we have removed "mail to" links. Replace AT with the correct symbol to get a valid address. We regret the inconvenience this entails. Lobby your government for more effective antispam regulations.  
 
'''Antispam note:''' To avoid attracting spam email robots, email addresses on SourceWatch are written with AT in place of the usual symbol, and we have removed "mail to" links. Replace AT with the correct symbol to get a valid address. We regret the inconvenience this entails. Lobby your government for more effective antispam regulations.  

Revision as of 14:10, 19 August 2008

Welcome to Spinprofiles


Welcome to Spinprofiles—your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR.

Spinprofiles documents the PR and propaganda activities of public relations firms and public relations professionals engaged in managing and manipulating public perception, opinion and policy. Spinprofiles also includes profiles on think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. Over time, SourceWatch has broadened to include others involved in public debates including media outlets, journalists and government agencies. Unlike some other wikis, SourceWatch has a policy of strict referencing, and is overseen by an editor and several Associate Portal editors. Spinprofiles has 19,414 articles.


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Propaganda, conflict and war

Propaganda | Terror Experts and institutions | Neoconservative networks | Counterinsurgency

Regional conflicts

Israel Lobby | The Conflict in the North of Ireland | Iraq War 2003 | Targetting Iran | Middle East Watch | Focus on Latin America

Elite Networks and Corporate Power


Industry Sectors

Recent Articles on SpinWatch

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New pages on Spinprofiles

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Popular articles over the last week

To see which pages are most read check the list of most popular pages on Spinprofiles. To see the pages which do not exist but are most wanted by Spinprofiles users see the Most Wanted pages. The Priority profiles page lists organisations that Spinprofiles users would like contributors to help with.


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Getting Started

Looking for somewhere to start?

To learn how you can edit any article right now, visit SourceWatch:About, SourceWatch:Welcome, newcomers, our Help page, Frequently Asked Questions, or experiment in the sandbox.

If you are unsure where to start, you could expand some of the recently created but currently very brief articles. (If you look at the recent changes page you will see some noted as being 'stubs' - articles that may just be a line or two and needing to be fleshed out). So if you would like to add to some of those you would be most welcome.

In addition there is an automatically updated page which includes the pages which have been signalled by Spinprofiles users as most wanted. The top ten most wanted pages are below: Special:Wantedpages&limit=10&offset=0

Undercover Policing Inquiry‏‎ (97 links), Oxford University‏‎ (83 links), House of Commons‏‎ (76 links), Bank of England‏‎ (73 links), University of London‏‎ (67 links), Amnesty International‏‎ (65 links), Jewish Care‏‎ (61 links), Chevron‏‎ (57 links), General Motors‏‎ (55 links), Operation Herne‏‎ (53 links), AT&T‏‎ (48 links), University of Manchester‏‎ (48 links), Columbia University‏‎ (44 links), British Army‏‎ (43 links), Friends of the Earth‏‎ (43 links), Mars‏‎ (43 links), Oxfam‏‎ (43 links), Jerusalem Post‏‎ (41 links), The Independent‏‎ (40 links), Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety‏‎ (39 links), NHS‏‎ (38 links), American Express‏‎ (37 links), Facebook‏‎ (37 links), Robin Cook‏‎ (37 links), World Jewish Relief‏‎ (36 links), John Smith‏‎ (35 links), Reuters‏‎ (35 links), Committee on Regional Development‏‎ (34 links), Nokia‏‎ (34 links), Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs‏‎ (33 links), EDS‏‎ (33 links), Hewlett Packard‏‎ (33 links), Scottish Government‏‎ (33 links), Council of Europe‏‎ (32 links), Peter Francis‏‎ (32 links), Yale University‏‎ (32 links), Committee on Industry, Research and Energy‏‎ (31 links), Motorola‏‎ (31 links), Norwood‏‎ (31 links), Save the Children‏‎ (31 links), University of Leeds‏‎ (31 links), University of Sussex‏‎ (31 links), Citibank‏‎ (30 links), Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development‏‎ (30 links), Novo Nordisk‏‎ (30 links), Toyota‏‎ (30 links), University of Chicago‏‎ (30 links), Washington Post‏‎ (30 links), Department of Defense‏‎ (29 links) and Eton College‏‎ (29 links)

Or if you would like some other suggestions closer to your interests you could drop Spinprofiles editor, David Miller an email. His address is editor AT spinprofiles.org

Spinprofiles content

Spinprofiles also includes specific case studies of deceptive PR campaigns, the activities of front groups, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts. We are also building profiles on public relations associations, specific criticisms of PR, common propaganda techniques, war propaganda and more

Research and Writing Tips

Can you help?

Spinprofiles can be made more effective if more people join the project. If you have research or writing skills or just spare time, you can help. Please get in touch.



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Spinprofiles history

Spinprofiles is a collaborative venture initiated by Spinwatch in collaboration with Lobbywatch, GM Watch Red Star Research and Corporate Watch, but put into effect by a wide variety of volunteers and independent researchers.

Contributors are now working on 19,414 articles. In the last twelve months SourceWatch has served over 113 million pages to users.

Disclaimer: Spinprofiles is an encyclopedia of people, issues and groups shaping the public agenda. It is a project of the Spinwatch—email bob AT sourcewatch.org.

Antispam note: To avoid attracting spam email robots, email addresses on SourceWatch are written with AT in place of the usual symbol, and we have removed "mail to" links. Replace AT with the correct symbol to get a valid address. We regret the inconvenience this entails. Lobby your government for more effective antispam regulations.

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