September 10, 2008
iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring Kevin Weiss, CEO and president of Author Solutions - parent company of iUniverse, in its monthly podcast.
Bloomington, Ind. (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring Kevin Weiss, CEO and president of Author Solutions - parent company of iUniverse, on its monthly podcast at iUniverse.com.
During the podcast, Weiss talks about the transition underway within the publishing industry. He cites how the utilization of print-on-demand and other technologies gives ASI an advantage over the outdated business models of traditional publishers.
“The traditional publishing industry has been under enormous pressures for quite a while … it’s been brought on by quite a bit of competition,” said Weiss, citing the “unsettling of the marketplace” by Amazon’s release of the lower-cost Kindle and the emergence of increasingly efficient publishing methods.
Weiss also addressed the transition iUniverse has undergone in the last year, including the move of its Nebraska headquarters to Indiana; and the onshoring of its Chinese production operations. Weiss said combining the operations of ASI’s brands makes the publishing process more efficient and ultimately benefits the author.
“iUniverse allows the author to take advantage of the amount of scale that Author Solutions’ enterprises bring to the marketplace,” Weiss said. “If you are an author, and you publish with one of our brands, you utilize the creative resources we have in Bloomington, Indiana to bring your book from a manuscript to a finished product.”
For more information on iUniverse, or to begin publishing your book today, call 1-800-AUTHORS or visit www.iuniverse.com.
About iUniverse
iUniverse, an Author Services brand of Author Solutions, Inc. is the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company. The iUniverse management team has extensive editorial and managerial experience with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, Putnam, Prentice Hall, and Addison-Wesley. iUniverse has strategic alliances with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in the U.S. and Chapters Indigo in Canada. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, iUniverse also operates offices in London, New York City, and Indianapolis. For more information, please visit iuniverse.com, or call 1-800-AUTHORS.
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iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring Kevin Weiss, CEO and president of Author Solutions - parent company of iUniverse, in its monthly podcast.
Bloomington, Ind. (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — iUniverse, the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company, is featuring Kevin Weiss, CEO and president of Author Solutions - parent company of iUniverse, on its monthly podcast at iUniverse.com.
During the podcast, Weiss talks about the transition underway within the publishing industry. He cites how the utilization of print-on-demand and other technologies gives ASI an advantage over the outdated business models of traditional publishers.
“The traditional publishing industry has been under enormous pressures for quite a while … it’s been brought on by quite a bit of competition,” said Weiss, citing the “unsettling of the marketplace” by Amazon’s release of the lower-cost Kindle and the emergence of increasingly efficient publishing methods.
Weiss also addressed the transition iUniverse has undergone in the last year, including the move of its Nebraska headquarters to Indiana; and the onshoring of its Chinese production operations. Weiss said combining the operations of ASI’s brands makes the publishing process more efficient and ultimately benefits the author.
“iUniverse allows the author to take advantage of the amount of scale that Author Solutions’ enterprises bring to the marketplace,” Weiss said. “If you are an author, and you publish with one of our brands, you utilize the creative resources we have in Bloomington, Indiana to bring your book from a manuscript to a finished product.”
For more information on iUniverse, or to begin publishing your book today, call 1-800-AUTHORS or visit www.iuniverse.com.
About iUniverse
iUniverse, an Author Services brand of Author Solutions, Inc. is the leading book marketing, editorial services, and supported self-publishing company. The iUniverse management team has extensive editorial and managerial experience with traditional publishers such as HarperCollins, Putnam, Prentice Hall, and Addison-Wesley. iUniverse has strategic alliances with Barnes & Noble, Inc. in the U.S. and Chapters Indigo in Canada. Headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana, iUniverse also operates offices in London, New York City, and Indianapolis. For more information, please visit iuniverse.com, or call 1-800-AUTHORS.
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Burris Computer Forms (http://pcforms.com) announces Printable Member / ID Cards™, which provide companies and organizations with a unique way of printing membership, discount, and other promotional cards for members or customers.
Roanoke, VA (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — Burris Computer Forms (http://pcforms.com) announces Printable Member / ID Cards™.
Printable Member / ID Cards™ provide companies and organizations with a unique way of printing membership, discount, and other promotional cards for members or customers. The blank forms are 8 ½ x 11 sheets, made from white 32# ledger paper. They have two cards which can be printed on and removed easily. Users can design and print the blank forms with any message using many different software programs on a Laser printer.
Retailers, Employee Benefit Companies, Hotels/Resorts, Dental Appliance Manufacturers, Shipping Centers/Departments, Banks and Credit Unions, Associations, Schools, Amusement Parks, Marketing - Direct Mail Companies, Insurance Companies, Clubs, Zoos, Health Industry Organizations, Libraries, and many others use these blank forms. Uses include, but are not limited to, Employee Benefit Cards, Retail Discount Clubs Cards, Check Cashing Cards, Visitor/Guest Passes, PIN Cards, Membership Cards, Season Passes, Discount Cards, Student or Employee Cards, Identification Cards, VIP/Frequent User/Buyer cards, and Temporary cards/passes.
To learn more about Burris Computer Forms, request free product samples of the Printable Member / ID Cards™, or download free templates for any of its products, log on to http://www.pcforms.com. For more information, call Diane Emery at (800) 982-FORM (3676) or email burris@pcform.com.
Headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, Burris Computer Forms was founded in 1992 and is privately owned. Burris produces blank printable Print On Demand Jumbo Postcards ™, Four-of-a-Kind Postcards™, Print-on-Demand Single Postcards™, Tri-fold Mailers, Brochures, Greeting Cards, Note Cards, Create-n-Hang™ Door Hangers, Burris Blank Printable Billing Sets™ and Burris Blank Printable Fundraising Sets™ and provides Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets™ with one or more built-in label(s) that streamline shipping and mailing.
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Award-winning San Francisco designer Wilmer Fong is teaming with GameChanger Products, a leading marketing consulting firm, to offer a new service called “Designs that Sell.” GameChanger combines former marketing executives from Clorox, Oxi-Clean and Leo Burnett with Fong, whose work has been recognized by Print magazine, Graphic Design USA, HOW magazine and the San Francisco Business Times.
Alameda, CA (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — GameChanger Products, a leading marketing and innovation consulting firm, is out to change the package design world by helping companies develop designs that generate better sales results. GameChanger has added award-winning designer Wilmer Fong as a partner, and is launching a new service called “Designs that Sell.”
Hidden Valley Ranch design by Wilmer Fong
“The design process today in many companies is broken,” said Larry Popelka, President of GameChanger. “Companies are spending huge amounts of money and time on new package and logo designs, and in the end, many of their designs are not delivering improved sales results.”
GameChanger’s approach teams experienced consumer product marketing executives with leading creative designers. By incorporating feedback from a consumer panel into the process, the company drives stronger consumer insights into each design. GameChanger’s package design process is also faster than traditional design processes, more efficient, and less costly.
Popelka, former VP of Marketing at Clorox, believes good designs should improve top-line sales results. He and Fong worked together on several design projects for Clorox brands, including one on Hidden Valley Salad Dressing mix that improved sales trends by over 30% in one year.
GameChanger was founded in 2007 with the goal of helping companies rethink traditional marketing and new product approaches. All of the members of the team have experience with both Fortune 500 packaged goods companies as well as start-ups. “We combine the big company smarts with the nimbleness and efficiency of a start-up to deliver superior marketing and new product capabilities,” said Popelka.
Fong, who has 30 years of design experience, has performed design work for a wide range of large and small clients, including Clorox, Nestle, Dreyer’s, C&H Sugar, Golden Grain and Del Monte. He has won design awards from Print magazine, Graphic Design USA, and the PINC Showcase of Print Excellence, and several of his logos are featured in David Carter’s 2002 Edition of Big Book of Logos 3, depicting innovative design trends in the world of logo design. Fong generated over $10 Million in billings from the Clorox Company during a 17 year run as a preferred vendor for them. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Printing Industries of Northern California Association.
“I have always believed in strategic designs that sell,” said Fong. “I am excited to be working with the GameChanger team because it will allow me to focus even more on creating designs that get results.”
Fong’s portfolio of packaging and marketing collateral includes work done for Armor All automotive products, Brita water filtration, C&W Ultimate Fruit, Del Monte Orchard Select, Diamond of California Walnuts, Dreyer’s Fruit Bars, DuPont Stone Care, Early California Olives, Emerald Premium Snacks, Flecto Varathane, Formula 409 cleaner, Foster Farms, Fresh Step cat litter, Kelly-Moore Paints, Kingsford Charcoal, Nancy’s Quiche, Nestle Quik, Nestle Crunch Bars, Pine-Sol cleaner, Rice-A-Roni, Starbucks Ice Cream, Sun-Maid Raisins, Tilex cleaner.
About GameChanger: GameChanger Products, LLC is a consumer marketing and new product consulting firm based in Alameda, CA. It was founded in 2007 by Larry Popelka, former VP of Marketing and New Ventures at Clorox. At Clorox, Popelka was responsible for developing the successful Green Works cleaners product line. Other partners at GameChanger include, Jonathan Tofel, former marketer for Procter & Gamble and Orange Glo International’s Oxi-Clean; and Ted Simon, new product marketing entrepreneur and former VP at Leo Burnett Co. responsible for marketing campaigns for Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble and Phillip Morris.
For more information, contact Larry Popelka at 510-521-7985.
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Curing of UV Inkjet inks using Phoseon’s SLM™ technology based on UV LED significantly enhances inkjet capability and quality
Hillsboro, Oregon (PRWEB) September 9, 2008 — LabelExpo 2008 sees the official unveiling of the Stork Prints DSI (Digital Systems Integration) module powered by Piezo inkjet technology first previewed at DRUPA 2008. “Our new DSI concept offers the label converter the fully flexible means of adopting inkjet technology, and a highly competitive route into the market for short production runs, without the need for investing in a dedicated press” according to Bert Grootjen, Program Manager Graphics at Stork Prints Group. “The use of Phoseon’s SLM™ UV LED Curing technology is an important technology element of the DSI product and shows our commitment to providing our customers with innovative technology solutions”.
Stork Prints DPI Module utilizing UV LED Drying technology from Phoseon Technology.
Stork Print Group’s new DSI module offers ease of integration and full platform independence. Not only can the unit be installed at any position in the printing sequence, but it is also perfectly compatible with the latest generation printing systems from the world’s main narrow web press manufacturers.
The DSI systems utilize Phoseon’s Semiconductor Light Matrix™ technology which combines a dense array of light emitting semiconductor devices (UV-LED), with high tech micro optics and micro cooling in a cost-effective MOEMS (micro opto electro-mechanical system) package. SLM™ Technology offers low cost of ownership, low energy consumption, increased productivity and long lifetime. Phoseon’s RX Series of SLM™ based UV Light Systems provide significant advantages over traditional lamp systems for various applications, including inkjet printing, coatings, adhesive curing, and many more.
The DSI Inkjet Module utilizing Phoseon’s UV Curing Technology can be seen at the Stork Prints booth 529 at LabelExpo 2008. The Expo is located the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago) IL from September 9th to September 11th 2008.
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September 7, 2008
Publisher To provide Guide written by former FBI officials Locating Corrupt Washington Elite Who Have Compromised National Security
Palisades, NY (PRWEB) September 7, 2008 — If Senator John McCain is the next President of the United States, the key members of the incoming administration will be given copies of the soon to be released book, “Homeland Insecurity,” by former FBI official Terry D. Turchie and founding member of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program, clinical psychologist, Dr. Kathleen Puckett.
“‘Homeland Insecurity’ is a shocking eye-opener. It is a book that could only be written by skilled, FBI trained, investigators,” said Publisher Don Bracken of History Publishing Company. “When Senator McCain called for American citizens to stand up and fight, we, at History Publishing Company, are responding and are taking our battle position on the Washington Beltway. We will make copies of this shocking book available to every key member of the McCain Administration. If cleaning house in Washington is a primary objective of the McCain Administration, ‘Homeland Insecurity’ will help immeasurably in that regard. It is a virtual tour-guide of Washington corruption and power addiction.”
“Homeland Insecurity” focuses on twelve members of the Washington elite who have compromised national security in order to satisfy their addiction to power. “Homeland Insecurity” illustrates how the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been systematically weakened in order to protect those members of the elite from investigation. The FBI is the only agency empowered by law to investigate the members of government exposed in the book.
Terry D. Turchie, retired from the FBI, was one of the very few recipients of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in both counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Dr. Kathleen Puckett, a clinical psychologist, was a Special Agent of the FBI for 23 years and a founder of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program. She is also retired from the FBI. Together they co-authored the award-winning “Hunting the American Terrorist.”
Homeland Insecurity (9781933909332) by Terry D. Turchie and Dr. Kathleen Puckett, History Publishing Company LLC, publication date September 25, 2008, will be in bookstores nationally.
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Publisher To provide Guide written by former FBI officials Locating Corrupt Washington Elite Who Have Compromised National Security
Palisades, NY (PRWEB) September 7, 2008 — If Senator John McCain is the next President of the United States, the key members of the incoming administration will be given copies of the soon to be released book, “Homeland Insecurity,” by former FBI official Terry D. Turchie and founding member of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program, clinical psychologist, Dr. Kathleen Puckett.
“‘Homeland Insecurity’ is a shocking eye-opener. It is a book that could only be written by skilled, FBI trained, investigators,” said Publisher Don Bracken of History Publishing Company. “When Senator McCain called for American citizens to stand up and fight, we, at History Publishing Company, are responding and are taking our battle position on the Washington Beltway. We will make copies of this shocking book available to every key member of the McCain Administration. If cleaning house in Washington is a primary objective of the McCain Administration, ‘Homeland Insecurity’ will help immeasurably in that regard. It is a virtual tour-guide of Washington corruption and power addiction.”
“Homeland Insecurity” focuses on twelve members of the Washington elite who have compromised national security in order to satisfy their addiction to power. “Homeland Insecurity” illustrates how the Federal Bureau of Investigation has been systematically weakened in order to protect those members of the elite from investigation. The FBI is the only agency empowered by law to investigate the members of government exposed in the book.
Terry D. Turchie, retired from the FBI, was one of the very few recipients of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in both counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Dr. Kathleen Puckett, a clinical psychologist, was a Special Agent of the FBI for 23 years and a founder of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program. She is also retired from the FBI. Together they co-authored the award-winning “Hunting the American Terrorist.”
Homeland Insecurity (9781933909332) by Terry D. Turchie and Dr. Kathleen Puckett, History Publishing Company LLC, publication date September 25, 2008, will be in bookstores nationally.
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The State Bar of Wisconsin today announced that it will offer free, coast-to-coast legal research to all of its members as a member benefit. In the new benefit, which is scheduled for launch November 1, 2008, members would visit the State Bar website, www.wisbar.org, and log in with their existing state bar username and password. The benefit includes law from Wisconsin and all 50 states, as well as federal law.
Washington, DC and Madison, WI (PRWEB) September 5, 2008 — The State Bar of Wisconsin today announced that it will offer free, coast-to-coast legal research to all of its members as a member benefit. After a competitive selection process, the State Bar selected Washington, D.C.-based Fastcase, Inc., a leading online legal publisher, to provide the benefit.
“The Fastcase service is just the first step the State Bar is taking in creating an integrated research solution for members,” says State Bar of Wisconsin Executive Director George Brown. “Fastcase is the foundation for a comprehensive service that eventually will include all State Bar materials. The Bar’s goal is to create solutions that allow members to pinpoint topics based on common search terms from across all of the State Bar’s numerous sources and present them in an easily usable format.”
In the new benefit, which is scheduled for launch November 1, 2008, members would visit the State Bar website, http://www.wisbar.org, and log in with their existing state bar username and password. The benefit includes law from Wisconsin and all 50 states, as well as federal law.
“Fastcase creates opportunities for members who currently don’t have access to online case research or are paying for more access than they regularly use,” says State Bar of Wisconsin Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro. “For many users, Fastcase will be the only legal research tool they need. For others who need access to secondary materials such as treatise, specialized databases, or corporate records, Fastcase may allow them to reduce the scope of their current subscription. If members currently pay for nationwide coverage so they can link to cases outside of Wisconsin that are cited in Wisconsin materials, Fastcase will allow them to eliminate the nationwide coverage expense. Fastcase is an exciting member benefit that offers our members a great line-up of features and coverage at no additional cost.”
Fastcase launched in 1999 to democratize the law, building next-generation research tools and lowering prices for access. One way the company has increased access to the law is through an innovative arrangement with bar associations, which subscribe at volume discount prices and offer the research tool for free to their members. Fastcase has signed member benefit agreements with 12 state bar associations and numerous voluntary and metro bar associations, making the law free for almost 320,000 lawyers around the country.
As a June 30 Forbes article about Fastcase put it: “Disruption is in the air. . . . Just as cheap personal computers undermined the mainframe business in the 1980s and open-source programs like Linux and Mysql are challenging Microsoft and Oracle today, outfits like Fastcase are attacking Wexis’ stranglehold on legal research from the bottom up.”
“People assume that the law is already free online, but it’s just not true, and it is alarming how few lawyers have meaningful access to the law,” said Ed Walters, Fastcase’s CEO. “Fastcase’s sweet spot is working with state bar associations to make the law free to lawyers - so that cases get decided on the merits, and not by who can afford a larger research subscription.”
The Fastcase legal research system includes access to cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and constitutions. Its digital library stretched end-to-end would literally wrap around the world, at 40,000 miles long, and growing.
The member benefit also includes transactional access to newspaper articles, public records searches, and legal forms, all integrated into the Fastcase website, making it one of the largest online law libraries in the world. Fastcase features specialized technology to bring the best cases to the top of the results list, as well as sorting technologies that let users customize their results for the kind of research they are doing.
“With the Fastcase member benefit, State Bar of Wisconsin members are getting one of the most innovative, patented search technologies, running on one of the most comprehensive law libraries in the world,” said Phil Rosenthal, President of Fastcase. “Lawyers in other states subscribe to Fastcase for $995 per year - already a great price compared to other premium legal research. We’re pleased, through this deal, to be able to bring our service to Wisconsin lawyers for free.”
Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin will find the Fastcase benefit by clicking the Fastcase logo on the State Bar website, http://www.wisbar.org after November 1, 2008.
About the State Bar of Wisconsin
The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 22,000 members, the State Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the value of lawyers. For more information, visit http://www.wisbar.org or http://www.legalexplorer.com.
About Fastcase
As the premium provider of next-generation legal research, Fastcase seeks to democratize the law, making it more accessible to more people. Using patented software that combines the best of legal research with the best of Web search, Fastcase helps busy users sift through the clutter, ranking the best cases first and enabling the re-sorting of results to find answers fast. Founded in 1999, Fastcase has more than 320,000 subscribers from around the world, and the company recently launched the Fastcase Public Library of Law (http://www.plol.org), the world’s largest free legal research site for consumers and lawyers alike. Fastcase is an American company based in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.fastcase.com, or Fastcase’s legal research blog at http://www.fastcase.blogspot.com.
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The State Bar of Wisconsin today announced that it will offer free, coast-to-coast legal research to all of its members as a member benefit. In the new benefit, which is scheduled for launch November 1, 2008, members would visit the State Bar website, www.wisbar.org, and log in with their existing state bar username and password. The benefit includes law from Wisconsin and all 50 states, as well as federal law.
Washington, DC and Madison, WI (PRWEB) September 5, 2008 — The State Bar of Wisconsin today announced that it will offer free, coast-to-coast legal research to all of its members as a member benefit. After a competitive selection process, the State Bar selected Washington, D.C.-based Fastcase, Inc., a leading online legal publisher, to provide the benefit.
“The Fastcase service is just the first step the State Bar is taking in creating an integrated research solution for members,” says State Bar of Wisconsin Executive Director George Brown. “Fastcase is the foundation for a comprehensive service that eventually will include all State Bar materials. The Bar’s goal is to create solutions that allow members to pinpoint topics based on common search terms from across all of the State Bar’s numerous sources and present them in an easily usable format.”
In the new benefit, which is scheduled for launch November 1, 2008, members would visit the State Bar website, http://www.wisbar.org, and log in with their existing state bar username and password. The benefit includes law from Wisconsin and all 50 states, as well as federal law.
“Fastcase creates opportunities for members who currently don’t have access to online case research or are paying for more access than they regularly use,” says State Bar of Wisconsin Practice Management Advisor Nerino Petro. “For many users, Fastcase will be the only legal research tool they need. For others who need access to secondary materials such as treatise, specialized databases, or corporate records, Fastcase may allow them to reduce the scope of their current subscription. If members currently pay for nationwide coverage so they can link to cases outside of Wisconsin that are cited in Wisconsin materials, Fastcase will allow them to eliminate the nationwide coverage expense. Fastcase is an exciting member benefit that offers our members a great line-up of features and coverage at no additional cost.”
Fastcase launched in 1999 to democratize the law, building next-generation research tools and lowering prices for access. One way the company has increased access to the law is through an innovative arrangement with bar associations, which subscribe at volume discount prices and offer the research tool for free to their members. Fastcase has signed member benefit agreements with 12 state bar associations and numerous voluntary and metro bar associations, making the law free for almost 320,000 lawyers around the country.
As a June 30 Forbes article about Fastcase put it: “Disruption is in the air. . . . Just as cheap personal computers undermined the mainframe business in the 1980s and open-source programs like Linux and Mysql are challenging Microsoft and Oracle today, outfits like Fastcase are attacking Wexis’ stranglehold on legal research from the bottom up.”
“People assume that the law is already free online, but it’s just not true, and it is alarming how few lawyers have meaningful access to the law,” said Ed Walters, Fastcase’s CEO. “Fastcase’s sweet spot is working with state bar associations to make the law free to lawyers - so that cases get decided on the merits, and not by who can afford a larger research subscription.”
The Fastcase legal research system includes access to cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and constitutions. Its digital library stretched end-to-end would literally wrap around the world, at 40,000 miles long, and growing.
The member benefit also includes transactional access to newspaper articles, public records searches, and legal forms, all integrated into the Fastcase website, making it one of the largest online law libraries in the world. Fastcase features specialized technology to bring the best cases to the top of the results list, as well as sorting technologies that let users customize their results for the kind of research they are doing.
“With the Fastcase member benefit, State Bar of Wisconsin members are getting one of the most innovative, patented search technologies, running on one of the most comprehensive law libraries in the world,” said Phil Rosenthal, President of Fastcase. “Lawyers in other states subscribe to Fastcase for $995 per year - already a great price compared to other premium legal research. We’re pleased, through this deal, to be able to bring our service to Wisconsin lawyers for free.”
Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin will find the Fastcase benefit by clicking the Fastcase logo on the State Bar website, http://www.wisbar.org after November 1, 2008.
About the State Bar of Wisconsin
The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a Wisconsin law license. With more than 22,000 members, the State Bar aids the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the value of lawyers. For more information, visit http://www.wisbar.org or http://www.legalexplorer.com.
About Fastcase
As the premium provider of next-generation legal research, Fastcase seeks to democratize the law, making it more accessible to more people. Using patented software that combines the best of legal research with the best of Web search, Fastcase helps busy users sift through the clutter, ranking the best cases first and enabling the re-sorting of results to find answers fast. Founded in 1999, Fastcase has more than 320,000 subscribers from around the world, and the company recently launched the Fastcase Public Library of Law (http://www.plol.org), the world’s largest free legal research site for consumers and lawyers alike. Fastcase is an American company based in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.fastcase.com, or Fastcase’s legal research blog at http://www.fastcase.blogspot.com.
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ABC have today admitted a breach of their own ‘Editorial Policies’ as they apologize and broadcast a ‘correction’. The UK based Schapelle.Net group, however, have questioned to what extent this really compensates for the additional suffering of Schapelle Corby.
(PRWEB) September 5, 2008 — ABC have today admitted a breach of their own ‘Editorial Policies’ as they apologize and broadcast a ‘correction’. The UK based Schapelle.Net group, however, have questioned to what extent this really compensates for the additional suffering of Schapelle Corby.
BACKGROUND
In 2004 the facts of the Schapelle Corby case were laid bare for the public to see. Following one of the most contentious and harrowing cases in modern legal history, she was sentenced to an unprecedented 20 years in an Indonesian prison cell. Quite naturally, there was uproar in her own country. All this, and more, was visible to the public.
The refusal by the police and judiciary to test the drugs for origin or to fingerprint or DNA the drugs, was widely reported (ref: http://tinyurl.com/574wyd). The record of the show trial judge, of never having acquitted anyone in more than 500 drug cases, was exposed (ref: http://theage.com.au/news/Opinion/Kneejerk-threats-to-Indonesia-help-no-one/2005/06/04/1117825103244.html). The burning of the evidence to prevent it being subsequently used to free her was shown starkly in photographs and images (ref: http://theage.com.au/news/world/bali-police-burn-corbys-marijuana/2006/03/17/1142098659797.html).
BURYING THE TRUTH
The truth was there to be seen. But unfortunately, truth alone is not enough. According to Schapelle.net, the Australian government was apparently transfixed, wringing its hands and claiming impotence, unable to intervene in a sovereign State’s affairs. The Australian media? Surely they would rally round, campaign, and help an Australian citizen in grave need?
No. Schapelle.net asserts that large sections of the media adopted a far more sinister approach, choosing to pick at her like vultures on a dead carcass. This went way beyond the vulgar but expected cheque book journalism the world is familiar with. A process of smear and innuendo was initiated. Muck was thrown at the Corby family from all directions. This went on and on, week after week, month after month, year after year.
Rachel James, Schapelle.Net’s research co-ordinator states “However ridiculous the stories, however unsubstantiated, however untrustworthy - or paid - the sources, throw enough muck and some will stick. Schapelle Corby will eventually be seen as guilty by association. Over a period of time, people will forget the very facts they have actually seen with their own eyes. This is precisely what has happened.”
She continues, “Some of the worst excesses in Australian journalistic history have been evident with this case. Stories have been fabricated, and legally shown to have been fabricated. Opinion has been presented as fact, and real facts have been buried. The Australian public have, slowly but surely, had a false reality pulled over their eyes, to blind them from what they had seen for themselves.”
As Schapelle Corby lies in a squalid cell suffering from serious clinical depression and related conditions, her family have been in turmoil. Such is the serious impact this has had upon her, even Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) have taken an interest, openly accusing their own media of undermining her (http://www.cla.asn.au/0805/index.php/opinion/2008/07/10/on-trial-australian-media-for-underminin).
RECENT CHALLENGES
Only recently have a small number of people started to respond to this unprecedented story. As evidenced on Internet forums, malicious unfounded stories are, for example, starting to be challenged by individuals, not only from Australia, but also overseas.
The most recent challenge relates to ABC’s Lateline report “Corby’s dad linked to drug trade,” which blatantly reported these “allegations” as fact. Of course, Schapelle.net says this happens regularly, and is merely a footnote within the overall media onslaught. However, in response to a formal complaint by a concerned viewer, ABC was forced to respond:
“On review, the ABC acknowledges that its reporter should have stated that allegations have been made that Mr Corby was involved in the drug trade, rather than stating these claims as fact. We have concluded that the following statements by the reporter are in breach of 5.2.2 of our Editorial Policies;
” ‘It’s now clear there were at least two generations of Corbies involved in the drug trade. Together, the father Michael Corby senior and his daughter Schapelle Corby represent 30 years in the marijuana business.’ ‘But Michael Corby senior’s experience in the drug trade involved more than just the occasional puff.’ ‘Throughout his long drug career, Michael Corby senior avoided going to jail.’
“The ABC agrees the report should have included a reference to the fact that Queensland Police found no evidence to suggest that Mr Corby was linked to the cannabis seizure at Tony Lewis’ property, given that Ms Moore’s testimony was included in the report. Our investigation has found that because Lateline was aware of this information but failed to include it in the report, this lack of context is in breach of 5.2.2 of ABC Editorial Policies.”
A DROP IN THE OCEAN
Schapelle.Net, however, refers to this as a drop in the ocean. “What about all those countless other breaches, by so many media organs, over the years?” James said. “How can they possibly retract the serious damage these have done to Schapelle Corby and her life?
“Are ABC and the networks now going to focus on the real issues? The show trial? The breaching of Schapelle Corby’s legal and human rights? Her conditions? Are they actually going to initiate the campaign they should have launched four years ago, to free her?
“Or are they going to continue to smear, to increase the pain of someone suffering so badly already, without even a cursory nod to ethics or morality?”
Ms James summarizes their position with a stark assessment: “Those responsible should be spending some serious time hoping that karma is a false concept. The rest of us, however, should be hoping that the Australian media belatedly recognizes its responsibilities to report fairly, accurately and ethically. Someone’s life does actually depend upon it.”
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