Friday 25 August 2017

Powerbase - Welcome to Powerbase - your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR #transparency #lobbying #spin #propaganda

Powerbase

Welcome to Powerbase - your guide to networks of power, lobbying and deceptive PR

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Powerbase is a free guide to networks of power, lobbying, public relations and the communications activities of governments and other interests. It is a project of Public Interest Investigations and SpinwatchRead more...

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Fracking

Watch and share: 'Meet the Frackers: a Spinwatch lobbying tour'
Our Fracking portal] tracks the companies, people and lobbyists behind the all-out push for shale gas exploration in the UK and worldwide. 
It sheds light on who is influencing the debate over fracking and the tactics used to persuade the public and our politicians.

Schools Portal

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Our Schools Portal examines the vast global education industry that has sprung up to profit from our schools. 
It has been described as ‘the largest market opportunity’ since healthcare was privatised. 'Let's all go forth. Let's all make hay,' as one private equity investor at a 2015 UK conference succinctly put it.
We reveal the firms leading the reforms; the networks of lobbyists and think tanks working for them across continents; the politicians aiding them; the messages being used to sell these changes, and more... 

Propaganda, conflict and war

Watch: What is Propaganda?
Powerbase focuses on communication, spin and propaganda in party politics and in war and peace. The database contains collections of articles on British propagandacounterinsurgency, the neoconservativesterror experts and the associated terrorism industry, which can influence public opinion and policy in the 'war on terror'. It also documents the disinformation and covert action activities of states, intelligence agencies, and their networks.

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