[lbo-talk] Wal-Mart's PR war

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Tue Aug 2 07:36:01 PDT 2005


Doug quoted:
> <http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/02/walmart/>
>
> Wal-Mart's P.R. war
> individuals. What's more, this November will mark
> the launch of a documentary film about the
> company, directed by Robert Greenwald
> ("Outfoxed"). Greenwald says he expects his
> movie, which will be promoted in a grass-roots
> manner suited to its subject -- through
> screenings at house parties, union halls and
> churches -- to contribute to an anti-Wal-Mart
> "echo chamber."

A few days ago, I forwarded a new The Nation advertisement of the Greenwald's Wal mart documentary to a couple of people I know, and here is what I got in response:


> People on the left sure love to get noble and
> self-righteous, especially when it only involves how
> other people act.
>
> My friend Aaron worked as the office manager for
> Robert Greenwald's production company when they were
> doing their documentary on FOX news, and he got paid
> almost nothing, and had to quit after being denied
> promised raises. His staff got paid even less, most
> of them being unpaid interns. Greenwald is a
> millionaire television producer that puts practically
> none of his own money into his projects, and just
> expects others to donate to his noble causes. Lot of
> preaching, not a lot of practicing. He may be a nice
> guy and make good documentaries, but don't be tricked
> into donating or volountereering for someone that can
> really afford to go without it.
>

Wojtek



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