|
Powerbase documents the communication, PR, spin and propaganda activities of public relations firms and the public relations industry. Powerbase also includes profiles on think tanks, front groups funded by industry and industry-friendly experts that can influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of transnational corporations or other special interests.
Powerbase also focuses on communication, spin and propaganda in party politics and in war and peace. The database contains collections of articles on British propaganda, the theory and practice of counterinsurgency, the neoconservatives, the Israel lobby and the terror experts and the associated terrorism industry, which can influence public opinion public policy in the 'war on terror'. Powerbase also documents the propaganda, communication, disinformation, and covert action activities of states, intelligence agencies, and their associated networks.
Powerbase includes public interest reporting on a wide range of issues of public controversy including work on the nuclear debate, climate change, water, alcohol, food, genetically modified food and crops, and the pharmaceutical industry. The database is a public interest resource which is intended to monitor and catalogue both positive and negative activities in relation to spin, which we define accordingly. We include pages on whistleblowers, on critics and victims of spin, on those whose work is spun by others, and on those who are associated with public relations – as well as on those who practice and promote spin. See our definition of "spin" here.
Powerbase has a policy of strict referencing. It is overseen by an editor, managing editor and several associate portal editors.
|
