The PR Report
Whats the story? is the title for the Australian Journalists 2010 annual conference. Its a good theme; the core of excellent journalism is to ask the question whats the story?
Which leads nicely to this question: whats the story with the Australian Journalists union accepting sponsorship from Exxon Mobil?
See the details on the Walkley/MEAA website here:
http://www.walkleyconference.com.au/supporters
Why is Exxon Mobil the GOLD Sponsor of the Australian Journalism conference? Given the recent public relations disasters by oil giant BP, and allegations of oil companies funding specific academics and conferences, (link to Clive Hamiltons blog on the Australian Broadcasting Corporations commentary website, The Drum), is this the image the Australian Journalists peak body is after?
The conference has received plenty of advance editorial from some Australian Journalists; Caroline Overington, Editor of The Diary at The Australian, and Tim Burrowes, Editor of mUmBRELLA.
Background: The Walkley Foundation is the fundraising and awards arm of the MEAA (The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, a.k.a. the Australian Journalists Union).
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
