Friends:
If one is sitting in a glass house, one does not throw stones at others. Most PR bodies have as members busy bodies who have no connection with Professional PR. They are essentially relationship managers who provide patronage for PR events, as part of penetrating every influential pocket..
When you accept QUID, the rest follows. PR bodies dare not engage in weeding.
PRGATE at smaller level keep happening.
Narendra.
We have all heard the Radia tape leaks by now , the impact of the conversation between journalist and Radia and her clients is now slowly spreading to the PR profession . If you read the comments posted on media blogs you would see that there is an anger amongst the public on the nexus between media , the politicians and the large corporate houses . Do you feel that the debate has now come full circle to our doorsteps , that the very role of PR in influencing media and government policy on behalf of clients may now get questioned ?
In this case the thin line was crossed , media relations which is a legitimate tool we all use as PR practitioners was misused .It is time we sit back and reflect till the other day we were pointing fingers now the fingers are being pointed at us !
Sanjay Mudnaney
--- In prpoint@yahoogroups.com, Prime Point Srinivasan <prpoint@...> wrote:
>
> Dear friends
>
> 'Radiagate' has attracted lot of debates in our group in the past one week.
> Many of the members have expressed their shock, dismay, concern over the
> developments. Under the mask of PR Agency, Nira Radia is reported to have
> done many illegal activities, against the interest of the nation and the
> poor people. to favour few of her clients.
>
> We have also in the earlier discussions shared the concern about the way,
> Tatas have been brought into controversy. Today, all the media have carried
> reports about Ratan Tata approaching Supreme Court to prevent further tapes
> being released in the public domain, claiming 'privacy'. An ordinary
> citizen cannot understand, the concept of 'privacy' in these tapes. Ratan
> Tata is being blamed for his hurried attempt to prevent other tapes being
> shared in public domain through media. This also has raised lot of doubts.
> It is reported that only 100 tapes have been made public, out of around
> 5000 tapes.
>
> If these remaining tapes are containing only normal conversations, why
> anybody should fear? Media reports say that only because of corporate
> giants, Nira Radia was lobbying for Raja. If Ratan Tata or anybody have
> not talked anything against national interest or public interest, why should
> they be afraid of tapes being shared in public domain? If they want to
> prove their honesty, they should demand all the tapes to be made in public
> domain.
>
> Nira Radia's lobbying conversations were made public even one year back in
> the media. In spite of the 'tainted' image of Nira Radia, Tata Group,
> Reliance, Kotak, Confederation of Indian Industry have all been retaining
> her as their consultants, till date. Public have raised many doubts on
> this and even demand a complete probe of these companies, including CII, so
> that they come out clean.
>
> Another important concern is that none of the PR bodies have come out
> openly, disowning Nira Radia, who has done all illegal lobbying works under
> the mask of 'public relations'. Public Relations Consultants Association of
> India (PRCAI) is the body of all top PR Agencies in India. Many of their
> members have claimed that they are doing Public Affairs too.
>
> It is very surprising that PRCAI has not come out openly against Nira Radia
> activities or against the PR mask being used for 'illegal lobbying'. Nira
> Radia's activities have brought down the image of PR profession itself. If
> they do not come out openly, supporting values and ethics in the profession,
> the investigating agencies may likely shift their attention to the other
> genuine members too.
>
> In the interest of hundreds of genuine professionals in the PR and Corpcom
> industry, all the PR bodies should come out openly with their support for
> values and ethics in the profession and distancing form the illegal
> lobbyists.
>
> I am marking a copy to PRCAI for their views. If they share their views, we
> will publish in these groups.
>
> Srinivasan
> Prime Point
> 91766 50273
>
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