WASHINGTON PR FIRMS... working hard for Tyrants of Syria, Bahrain and Yemen!
source: http://tinyurl.com/3oxpu9o
Since the beginning of the Arab revolutions, embattled regimes have faced a barrage of criticism in the press. To counter this, Arab dictators have employed the services of western PR companies to clean up their image. Consulting companies like the Washington-based Qorvis Communications and the London-based Bell Pottinger have been quietly working for governments in Yemen, Syria and Bahrain.
For these companies, as the bad press has grown worse for these governments, business for them has improved. But their work has pushed them into unfamiliar territory – under the spotlight and some have had to defend their business deals. The Listening Post's Meenakshi Ravi takes a look at the spin-doctors working behind the scenes in the Arab spring.
http://tinyurl.com/3oxpu9o
For these companies, as the bad press has grown worse for these governments, business for them has improved. But their work has pushed them into unfamiliar territory – under the spotlight and some have had to defend their business deals. The Listening Post's Meenakshi Ravi takes a look at the spin-doctors working behind the scenes in the Arab spring.
http://tinyurl.com/3oxpu9o
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