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May 6, 2004 – Editorial, New York Times
Disney’s Craven Behavior

Give the Walt Disney Company a gold medal for cowardice for blocking its Miramax division from distributing a film that criticizes President Bush and his family. A company that ought to be championing free expression has instead chosen to censor a documentary that clearly falls within the bounds of acceptable political commentary.

The documentary was prepared by Michael Moore, a controversial filmmaker who likes to skewer the rich and powerful. As described by Jim Rutenberg yesterday in The Times, the film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” links the Bush family with prominent Saudis, including the family of Osama bin Laden. It describes financial ties that go back three decades and explores the role of the government in evacuating relatives of Mr. bin Laden from the United States shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The film was financed by Miramax and was expected to be released this summer.

Mr. Moore’s agent said that Michael Eisner, Disney’s chief executive, had expressed concern that the film might jeopardize tax breaks granted to Disney for its theme park, hotels and other ventures in Florida, where Jeb Bush is governor. If that is the reason for Disney’s move, it would underscore the dangers of allowing huge conglomerates to gobble up diverse media companies.

On the other hand, a senior Disney executive says the real reason is that Disney caters to families of all political stripes and that many of them might be alienated by the film. Those families, of course, would not have to watch the documentary.

It is hard to say which rationale for blocking distribution is more depressing. But it is clear that Disney loves its bottom line more than the freedom of political discourse.

Editorial del New York Times reproducido en el sitio de Michael Moore

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Televisa limpia su imagen y contenidos
Explica Alberto Ciurana los motivos para sacar del aire `Toma libre
por Emilio Morales Valentín

“Con la intención de limpiar sus contenidos y no caer en `libertinaje`, Televisa está revisando su programación”, dijo Alberto Ciurana, vicepresidente de programación de Televisa. Esto, a raíz de la salida del aire de Toma libre y presuntamente de El baño .

Ciurana fue claro: “Nosotros (Televisa) nunca vamos a permitir que el libertinaje, lo grotesco o los recursos fáciles reemplacen al ingenio y la creatividad. No somos de la idea de que el recurso fácil sea el que impere”.

“En lo que no estamos de acuerdo”, agregó, “es que en la búsqueda de rating o popularidad se olviden que tanto los programas como la empresa estamos comprometidos con esos valores que tienen que ver con no caer en lo grotesco y con ofrecer productos de calidad.”

Noticia completa en El Universal

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Few Keep Track of PR Effect On Profits

In a recent study reported by the New Zealand Herald, only a third of organisations measure how their public relations work affects financial profitability. The poll of 284 Public Relations Institute (Prinz) members was co-ordinated by president Tim Marshall, who presented the results to the Strategic Communications and Public Relations Forum last month. The charts and graphs in this report are detailed.

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Para consultar los resultados del estudio, visita la web de PRINZ

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AMERICA’S SPREADING HISPANIC NEWSPAPER WARS
Vibrant Market Attracts Country’s Largest Publishers
By Laurel Wentz

The thriving Hispanic market is exploding with print launches as rival newspaper groups develop national strategies to take advantage of the only real growth in their market.

At the semiannual conference of the Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies in late last month, the growth of the Latino media market was a hot topic of discussion. “The only segment in the American newspaper industry that’s growing is in Spanish,” said Jose Ignacio Lozano, vice chairman of ImpreMedia, formed by a merger earlier this year between his family’s Los Angeles daily La Opinion and New York daily El Diario La Prensa. “Hispanic print is probably the last great frontier for opportunity in the Hispanic media market.”

Noticia completa en AdAge.com

May 6, 2004 – Editorial, New York Times

Disney’s Craven Behavior

Give the Walt Disney Company a gold medal for cowardice for blocking its Miramax division from distributing a film that criticizes President Bush and his family. A company that ought to be championing free expression has instead chosen to censor a documentary that clearly falls within the bounds of acceptable political commentary.

The documentary was prepared by Michael Moore, a controversial filmmaker who likes to skewer the rich and powerful. As described by Jim Rutenberg yesterday in The Times, the film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” links the Bush family with prominent Saudis, including the family of Osama bin Laden. It describes financial ties that go back three decades and explores the role of the government in evacuating relatives of Mr. bin Laden from the United States shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The film was financed by Miramax and was expected to be released this summer.

Mr. Moore’s agent said that Michael Eisner, Disney’s chief executive, had expressed concern that the film might jeopardize tax breaks granted to Disney for its theme park, hotels and other ventures in Florida, where Jeb Bush is governor. If that is the reason for Disney’s move, it would underscore the dangers of allowing huge conglomerates to gobble up diverse media companies.

On the other hand, a senior Disney executive says the real reason is that Disney caters to families of all political stripes and that many of them might be alienated by the film. Those families, of course, would not have to watch the documentary.

It is hard to say which rationale for blocking distribution is more depressing. But it is clear that Disney loves its bottom line more than the freedom of political discourse.

Editorial del New York Times reproducido en el sitio de Michael Moore

May 6, 2004 – Editorial, New York Times Disney’s …

May 6, 2004 – Editorial, New York Times

Disney’s Craven Behavior

Give the Walt Disney Company a gold medal for cowardice for blocking its Miramax division from distributing a film that criticizes President Bush and his family. A company that ought to be championing free expression has instead chosen to censor a documentary that clearly falls within the bounds of acceptable political commentary.

The documentary was prepared by Michael Moore, a controversial filmmaker who likes to skewer the rich and powerful. As described by Jim Rutenberg yesterday in The Times, the film, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” links the Bush family with prominent Saudis, including the family of Osama bin Laden. It describes financial ties that go back three decades and explores the role of the government in evacuating relatives of Mr. bin Laden from the United States shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The film was financed by Miramax and was expected to be released this summer.

Mr. Moore’s agent said that Michael Eisner, Disney’s chief executive, had expressed concern that the film might jeopardize tax breaks granted to Disney for its theme park, hotels and other ventures in Florida, where Jeb Bush is governor. If that is the reason for Disney’s move, it would underscore the dangers of allowing huge conglomerates to gobble up diverse media companies.

On the other hand, a senior Disney executive says the real reason is that Disney caters to families of all political stripes and that many of them might be alienated by the film. Those families, of course, would not have to watch the documentary.

It is hard to say which rationale for blocking distribution is more depressing. But it is clear that Disney loves its bottom line more than the freedom of political discourse.

Editorial del New York Times reproducido en el sitio de Michael Moore

Televisa limpia su imagen y contenidos

Explica Alberto Ciurana los motivos para sacar del aire `Toma libre

por Emilio Morales Valentín

“Con la intención de limpiar sus contenidos y no caer en `libertinaje`, Televisa está revisando su programación”, dijo Alberto Ciurana, vicepresidente de programación de Televisa. Esto, a raíz de la salida del aire de Toma libre y presuntamente de El baño .

Ciurana fue claro: “Nosotros (Televisa) nunca vamos a permitir que el libertinaje, lo grotesco o los recursos fáciles reemplacen al ingenio y la creatividad. No somos de la idea de que el recurso fácil sea el que impere”.

“En lo que no estamos de acuerdo”, agregó, “es que en la búsqueda de rating o popularidad se olviden que tanto los programas como la empresa estamos comprometidos con esos valores que tienen que ver con no caer en lo grotesco y con ofrecer productos de calidad.”

Noticia completa en El Universal

Televisa limpia su imagen y contenidos Explica A…

Televisa limpia su imagen y contenidos

Explica Alberto Ciurana los motivos para sacar del aire `Toma libre

por Emilio Morales Valentín

“Con la intención de limpiar sus contenidos y no caer en `libertinaje`, Televisa está revisando su programación”, dijo Alberto Ciurana, vicepresidente de programación de Televisa. Esto, a raíz de la salida del aire de Toma libre y presuntamente de El baño .

Ciurana fue claro: “Nosotros (Televisa) nunca vamos a permitir que el libertinaje, lo grotesco o los recursos fáciles reemplacen al ingenio y la creatividad. No somos de la idea de que el recurso fácil sea el que impere”.

“En lo que no estamos de acuerdo”, agregó, “es que en la búsqueda de rating o popularidad se olviden que tanto los programas como la empresa estamos comprometidos con esos valores que tienen que ver con no caer en lo grotesco y con ofrecer productos de calidad.”

Noticia completa en El Universal

Few Keep Track of PR Effect On Profits

In a recent study reported by the New Zealand Herald, only a third of organisations measure how their public relations work affects financial profitability. The poll of 284 Public Relations Institute (Prinz) members was co-ordinated by president Tim Marshall, who presented the results to the Strategic Communications and Public Relations Forum last month. The charts and graphs in this report are detailed.

Noticia del blog PR Machine

Para consultar los resultados del estudio, visita la web de PRINZ

Few Keep Track of PR Effect On Profits In a r…

Few Keep Track of PR Effect On Profits

In a recent study reported by the New Zealand Herald, only a third of organisations measure how their public relations work affects financial profitability. The poll of 284 Public Relations Institute (Prinz) members was co-ordinated by president Tim Marshall, who presented the results to the Strategic Communications and Public Relations Forum last month. The charts and graphs in this report are detailed.

Noticia del blog PR Machine

Para consultar los resultados del estudio, visita la web de PRINZ