Please Pad our Falsies!
 
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:02:06 -0600 (CST)

Dear Friend of CMD,

Here at the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), we've dearly treasured our Falsies since we gave the first awards out in 2004. After 12 months of reporting on the cynical, manipulative and just plain anti-democratic pollution of our information environment, we love adding an extra dash of humor to our work.

Over 1,400 people voted in this year's Falsies survey. It's great to know that there is so much interest in our work. If you count on CMD to pull the covers off of the manipulators and tell you the story behind the news, please go to www.PRWatch.org/donate and make a generous donation today!

Our panel of judges awarded the coveted Gold Falsie to two belligerent groups. The Silver and Bronze Falsies recognize spinners of environmental and health issues, respectively. Dishonorable mentions go to drug pushers, troop users and reporter wanna-be's. And thanks to the survey participants for nominating many worthy recipients for our Readers' Choice and Win Against Spin Awards! To read about the awards in detail, go to www.PRWatch.org/falsies2007.

If you appreciate the reporting we do on spin, propaganda, and the pollution of our information environment, please make an end of the year donation today by going to www.PRWatch.org/donate

From all of us at the Center for Media and Democracy, have a great, spin-free 2008!

John, Sheldon, Judith, Diane, Sari, Tricia, Bob, Anne, Conor, and Blake

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