Beattie Media
Beattie Media was founded by former journalist Gordon Beattie. The company has grown to be one of the largest independent PR businesses in Scotland, and until a scandal related to the lobbying side of the business in 1999, Beattie Media enjoyed remarkable success in attracting clients from across the Scottish public sector.
National Semiconductor spy scandal
Below is a copy of the communications plan drawn up by PR firm Beattie Media and national Semiconductor and leaked to union activist Jim McCourt on whom the company was spying. This document was scanned into a text file from the original. Every effort has been made to ensure that it is an exact replica. consequently spelling and grammatical mistakes have not been corrected.
For further information about this document, National Semiconductor and their PR firms (Beattie Media and subsequently the breakaway BIG Partnership), see National Semiconductor Spies on Union Man US computer firm hired Beattie Media to spy on workers' By Neil Mackay Home Affairs Editor, Sunday Herald August 12, 2001
Spinwatch Resources
CONFIDENTIAL, NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR (U.K.) Ltd. (Greenock) COMMUNICATIONS PLAN 19 January, 1998 [1]
External links
- National Semiconductor [2]
- Beattie Media
- Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
- Global Semiconductor Health Hazards Exposed! CANCER CLUSTER DETECTED IN SCOTTISH HIGH-TECH WORKERS SAYS WALL STREET JOURNAL, DANGEROUS IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. WORKERS
- SVTC Action Archive Spring, 1998 Nightmare in Silicon Glen by Leslie Byster
