multinational monitoring on the web

[philip@prcn.org (Philip Fleischer)]

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>>CORPORATE WATCH WEB SITE ONLINE
>>>http://www.corpwatch.org
>>>
>>>A new watchdog website dedicated to monitoring the activities of
>>>transnational corporations went online today.
>>>
>>>Corporate Watch is designed to provide journalists, activists and
>>>policy makers around the world with up to date information and
>>>analysis on social, ecological and economic impacts of
>>>transnational corporations.
>>>
>>>"We intend to be an online clearinghouse for information on these
>>>companies," explained Corporate Watch editorial board member
>>>Antonio Diaz.
>>>
>>>The site will also serve as a mini-online magazine that runs
>>>features on related issues.
>>>
>>>"One of the reasons we've created Corporate Watch is to keep an eye
>>>on all those Fortune 500 companies that are jumping on the World
>>>Wide Web bandwagon," remarked the site's editorial coordinator,
>>>Joshua Karliner.  "That's why our first Feature focuses on the
>>>corporatization of the Internet itself."
>>>
>>>Entitled "The Battle for the Future of the Internet," the Feature
>>>includes commentary from Hot Wired executive producer Gary Wolf,
>>>media and technology critic Jerry Mander, NetAction director Audrie
>>>Krause, and Brazilian Internet activist Carlos Afonso.
>>>
>>>The Corporate Watch site also includes:
>>>
>>>     *An eight part nuts and bolts manual on how to research
>>>transnational corporations.
>>>
>>>     *Monthly "greenwash" awards given out by Corporate Watch and
>>>the environmental group Greenpeace to the most outrageous corporate
>>>"environmental" advertisements.
>>>
>>>     *An Image Gallery, with a permanent environmental art
>>>collection and rotating monthly exhibits.  This month's exhibit
>>>features images from Bhopal, India, commemorating the 12th
>>>Anniversary of the Union Carbide Gas Disaster.
>>>
>>>     *In-depth analysis on corporate globalization, including
>>>reports from the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC and
>>>the New Delhi, India-based Public Interest Research Group.
>>>
>>>     *News from various sources, including Multinational Monitor,
>>>the Malaysia-based Third World Network, Ecuador-based Oil Watch.
>>>
>>>     *Direct Links to the Corporate Watch Affiliate Group--a
>>>collection of organizations which provide in depth research
>>>services.
>>>
>>>     *Links to hundreds of other websites with analysis of or
>>>information produced by transnational corporations.
>>>
>>>
>>>Corporate Watch is a joint project of TRAC--the Transnational
>>>Resource and Action Center and IGC--the Institute for global
>>>communications.
>>>
>>>
>>>contact: Joshua Karliner
>>>tel: 415-561-6567
>>>fax: 415-561-6493
>>>email: trac@igc.org
>>>web:   http://www.corpwatch.org
>>>
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Philip Fleischer   philip@prcn.org