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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:26 PM Original message |
Poll question: Should PR firms be regulated ? |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Truth in advertising laws might be applied. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. All firms should be regulated. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. No firm is above the law... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Please don't lump all PR firms together... |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I did not .. All I am saying is that there should some law which can be used to prevent propagation |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What politician is going to support that? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. How do you regulate free speech. I know alot of us consider |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. So is that why I can sell a hair cream that will grow hair even if I know it wont. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. There are already laws against false advertizing... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Are you now referring to Truth in Advertising? |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I am not a lawyer ...but to me just putting a disclaimer that this product has not been |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I'm sorry, but I just disagree with what you propose. |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
9. No. Journalists should be doing their jobs and exposing these firms |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. That's a much better idea, I think... eom |
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TheCoxwain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:38 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. so if I understand you correctly -- large scale deception ( of the sophisticated sort) should be |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yes. Why put a cast on your arm, when it's your leg that's broken? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. No, you are completely misunderstanding me... to the point of... |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Great, but who pays for journalism? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. But journalists won't be held legally responsible for not exposing wrongs... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
16. This is ABSOLUTELY a first amendment issue. You in essence want to eliminate |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's a slippery slope... |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I absolutely agree with you. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It becomes a very grey area... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. The first rule of journalism is: |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Bullshit... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I am not uninformed. I worked for the largest computer magazine in |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I currently work in PR... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Nope. I guess I'm talking about the PR firms the companies |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I never trust other people's research... |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Here's how it worked: |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 03:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Fortunately... |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yes, and free speech does (should) not apply to companies. |
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wininboy (111 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-06-09 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
31. The companies should be regulated. What they say should not. |
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