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Article: Journalism center stops supporting China press effort.(Nieman Foundation for Journalism)(Brief Article)
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- PR Week (US)
- Article date:
- May 23, 2005
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CAMBRIDGE, MA: Harvard's prestigious Nieman Foundation for Journalism is undertaking its own crisis PR effort after one of its sponsored programs came under fire for blurring the line between PR and journalism.
Angry outcries from alumni and other journalists spurred the foundation to end its support of a program that will educate Chinese officials about the US press (PRWeek, May 16).
Curator Bob Giles said the decision was made to protect the 'good name' of the foundation.
'The critical issue was not whether this was a good idea or a bad idea, but that it could become controversial,' he said.
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