Recession? Fire the PR Firms

“We get it. We absolutely get it. We understand that it would seem absurd at a time like this to be using taxpayer funds for this kind of non-essential service.” Non-essential service? So this is our fate, PR peeps…at last in the eyes of Chicago Mayoral press secretary Jacqueline Heard as she announced the cancellation…… Continue reading Recession? Fire the PR Firms

Recovery Release

Slate’s John Dickerson tweeted news that the administration has “revitalized the press release…with the launch of Recovery.gov.”The site sub-head reads “Your Money at Work” and includes the following mission statement: Education: Explain the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Transparency: Show how, when, and where the money is spent; Accountability: Provide data that will allow citizens…… Continue reading Recovery Release