Bloggers Blasted For Ignoring Pay-For-Promotion

US press critic and writer Jay Rosen takes a hefty swipe at PR bloggers, with a blanket accusation ... ... that they have Here's what this is about:

• The Bush administration paid Ketchum Communications, one of the largest PR firms.

• The US Education Department, through Ketchum, arranged with Williams to use contacts with America's Black Forum, a group of black broadcast journalists, "to encourage the producers to periodically address" No Child Left Behind (which is legislation designed "to ensure that children in every classroom enjoy the benefits of well-prepared teachers, research-based curriculum and safe learning environments")

• Neither Williams nor anyone else disclosed these arrangements, which became public after a public apology. As a business communicator in Europe who blogs about PR and related communication issues, I'll hold my hand up - I haven't posted commentary about this story until this post (but see below). I was aware of it - I'd read PRSA)? The Institute of Public Relations (PRIA)? The International Association of Business Communicators (For Immediate Release: The Hobson and Holtz Report that posted commentary on his blog on 14 January). You can NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.

  Neville is currentlly the VP of New Marketing at NevilleHobson.com