By Tony Connelly A British think tank is being funded by Japan to run a propaganda campaign against Chinese foreign policy. The Henry Jackson Society (HJS) is a registered charity run by Alan Mendoza, an unsuccessful Tory candidate at the 2015 general election, which promotes an interventionist foreign policy to protect democracy and human rights. The charity is reportedly receiving around £10,000 a month from the Japanese embassy in London to encourage politicians and journalists to speak out against China’s international political moves. The campaign is said to revolved around a “communications strategy” aimed at putting Japan’s issues “on the radar of mainstream UK journalists and Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Tony Connelly The man responsible for one of the biggest fake news sites in the US is a former BBC worker whose mother is one of its main contributors, according to reports in the Times. Sean Adl-Tabatabai is behind the YourNewsWire.com platform, the source of numerous fake news stories including claims that the Queen had threatened to abdicate if the UK did not vote in favour of Brexit as well as reports that Hillary Clinton was connected to a paedophile ring in Washington. The site has been blacklisted by a number of fact-checking bodies, including the European Union’s Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Tony Connelly T-Mobile is the latest mobile operator to reveal that it will run an ad in next Sunday’s Super Bowl as it looks to top last year’s popular ad starring Drake. The news was announced on Twitter by T-Mobile chief executive John Legere who tweeted a three-second video of featuring a pink football and lots of typical game day snacks. Some of you guessed it! It’s a !!! Yep – we’ve got a new Super Bowl spot! Get ready!! pic.twitter.com/J9H2BMve4i — John Legere (@JohnLegere) January 27, 2017 As yet there is no Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy Tony Connelly T-Mobile is the latest mobile operator to reveal that it will run an ad in next Sunday’s Super Bowl as it looks to top last year’s popular ad starring Drake. The news was announced on Twitter by T-Mobile chief executive John Legere who tweeted a three-second video of featuring a pink football and lots of typical game day snacks. Some of you guessed it! It’s a !!! Yep – we’ve got a new Super Bowl spot! Get ready!! pic.twitter.com/J9H2BMve4i — John Legere (@JohnLegere) January 27, 2017 As yet there is no Read full story › Source: The Drum...
Read MoreBy John McCarthy John Hurt, the multiple Bafta winning actor, passed away at the age of 77 on Saturday (28 January), bringing to a conclusion a career spanning more than four decades, where he became acclaimed for his screen presence and unique voice. Hurt’s breakthrough role in Midnight Express saw him receive a nomination for an Oscar. Performances in Ridley Scott’s Alien, the Elephant Man, Nineteen Eighty-Four, V for Vendetta, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and a brief stint as Doctor Who stand out in a career boasting more than 140 movie and stage appearances. Pertinent to marketers, Hurt featured in countless Read full story › Source: The Drum...
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