BP continues stealth public relations program

[JimH52]

BP Continues Stealth Public Relations During Its Crisis - Wealth of Nations Blog - Newsweek.com

Just days after the spill, the company was caught trying to get Gulf Coast residents to sign a settlement agreement limiting how much they could claim in damages (a federal judge ordered the company to cut it out). And early this week, a tourism campaign funded by BP aimed at convincing people that the beaches were clean and that vacations shouldn't be canceled, left gulf residents suspicious that they were being used as plants in photos showing the extent of the spill was not nearly as extensive as had been reported.