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'''5WPR''' is a New York based public relations firm. | '''5WPR''' is a New York based public relations firm. | ||
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It was reported in July 2008 that 5WPR publicly admitted that the company posted fraudulent comments on the Internet about a client, a major kosher slaughterhouse. Comments on a number of Web sites were posted under false names. The comments in question were about Agriprocessors, a kosher meat company that was the target of a massive federal immigration raid. 5WPR began representing Agriprocessors in June, and many of the comments praised Agriprocessors, while others impersonated prominent critics of the company. These included Rabbi Morris Allen, a prominent critic of Agriprocessors and the founder of the Conservative movement’s Hekhsher Tzedek initiative, which is attempting to create ethical standards for the production of kosher food.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/13759/ Meat Company's P.R. Firm Acknowledges Responsibility of 'Senior Staff Member' in Online Deception], Forward, 11 July 2008.</ref> | It was reported in July 2008 that 5WPR publicly admitted that the company posted fraudulent comments on the Internet about a client, a major kosher slaughterhouse. Comments on a number of Web sites were posted under false names. The comments in question were about Agriprocessors, a kosher meat company that was the target of a massive federal immigration raid. 5WPR began representing Agriprocessors in June, and many of the comments praised Agriprocessors, while others impersonated prominent critics of the company. These included Rabbi Morris Allen, a prominent critic of Agriprocessors and the founder of the Conservative movement’s Hekhsher Tzedek initiative, which is attempting to create ethical standards for the production of kosher food.<ref>[http://www.forward.com/articles/13759/ Meat Company's P.R. Firm Acknowledges Responsibility of 'Senior Staff Member' in Online Deception], Forward, 11 July 2008.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 13 August 2015
5WPR is a New York based public relations firm.
Contents
Online deception
It was reported in July 2008 that 5WPR publicly admitted that the company posted fraudulent comments on the Internet about a client, a major kosher slaughterhouse. Comments on a number of Web sites were posted under false names. The comments in question were about Agriprocessors, a kosher meat company that was the target of a massive federal immigration raid. 5WPR began representing Agriprocessors in June, and many of the comments praised Agriprocessors, while others impersonated prominent critics of the company. These included Rabbi Morris Allen, a prominent critic of Agriprocessors and the founder of the Conservative movement’s Hekhsher Tzedek initiative, which is attempting to create ethical standards for the production of kosher food.[1]
Personnel
Clients
- Binyamin Elon
- Zionist Organization of America (ZOA)
- Christians United for Israel (CUFI)
- Agriprocessors (5WPR involved in dirty tricks on behalf of this kosher meatprocessor)
- State of Israel
- Ehud Olmert
- Marriott Hotels
- Anheuser-Busch
- Microsoft
- XM Radio
- Vail Resorts
- Evian Water
- Wolfgang’s Vault
- Benny Hinn
- Joe Francis
- Nick Cannon
- Phillips Van Heusen
- Coca-Cola
- IHOP
- McDonald’s
- EDS
- LA Gear
- VeriSign
- Seagram’s
- The Loews Regency
- Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment
- Russ Berrie & Company
- NICE Systems
- Government of Israel
- Avenue Stores
- Trinity Broadcasting Network
Contact, References and Resources
Contact
Resources
References
- ↑ Meat Company's P.R. Firm Acknowledges Responsibility of 'Senior Staff Member' in Online Deception, Forward, 11 July 2008.
