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| − | + | The '''Statistical Assessment Service''' (STATS) is a stealth PR | |
| + | operation of the [[Center for Media and Public Affairs]] (CMPA). | ||
| + | Since it shares the offices (in the pricey "K Street" lobbying | ||
| + | district of Washington) and staff of CMPA, it should be | ||
| + | considered as a front, rather than a subsidiary or spin-off. | ||
| + | STATS poses as a disinterested, non-partisan guardian of scientific | ||
| + | and statistical integrity in order to plant stories with unsuspecting, | ||
| + | credulous (or colluding) media outlets. It has been surpisingly | ||
| + | successful in this imposture, with many persons and organisations citing | ||
| + | STATS (especially, its web site [http://www.stats.org stats.org]), for | ||
| + | example [http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/statistics_txt.html] | ||
| + | and [http://library.uwsp.edu/vrd/communication.htm], as an | ||
| + | authoritative or useful resource. | ||
| + | |||
| + | STATS seems to have become less active in recent months, but this may | ||
| + | be temporary. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Early in its history, STATS concealed its affiliation with CMPA, but now | ||
| + | discreetly mentions it. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Staff== | ||
| + | |||
| + | As of Oct 2003 | ||
| + | *[[S. Robert Lichter]], President | ||
| + | *[[Linda Lichter]], Vice President | ||
| + | *[[Maia Szalavitz]], STATS Senior Fellow | ||
| + | *[[Trevor Butterworth]], STATS Managing Editor, Research Fellow at CMPA | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | ==Advisory Board== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *[[Sallie L. Baliunas]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas C. Childers]] | ||
| + | *[[Wolfgang Donsbach]] | ||
| + | *[[Nicholas Eberstadt]] | ||
| + | *[[Neil Gilbert]] | ||
| + | *[[Scott O. Lilienfeld]] | ||
| + | *[[Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann]] | ||
| + | *[[Nelson Polsby]] | ||
| + | *[[Harrison Pope]] | ||
| + | *[[Stephen Strauss]] | ||
| + | *[[Humphrey Taylor]] | ||
| + | *[[James Q. Wilson]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Contact== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Center for Media and Public Affairs<br> | ||
| + | and Statistical Assessment Service<br> | ||
| + | 2100 L St NW, Suite 300<br> | ||
| + | Washington, DC 20037<br> | ||
| + | STATS line (202) 223 3193<br> | ||
| + | CMPA line (202) 223 2942<br> | ||
| + | fax (202) 872 4014 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[[http://www.stats.org stats.org]], STATS web site | ||
| + | *[[http://www.cmpa.com cmpa.com]], [[Center for Media and Public Affairs|CMPA]] web site | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Front_organizations]] | ||
Revision as of 10:54, 14 August 2005
The Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) is a stealth PR operation of the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA). Since it shares the offices (in the pricey "K Street" lobbying district of Washington) and staff of CMPA, it should be considered as a front, rather than a subsidiary or spin-off. STATS poses as a disinterested, non-partisan guardian of scientific and statistical integrity in order to plant stories with unsuspecting, credulous (or colluding) media outlets. It has been surpisingly successful in this imposture, with many persons and organisations citing STATS (especially, its web site stats.org), for example [1] and [2], as an authoritative or useful resource.
STATS seems to have become less active in recent months, but this may be temporary.
Early in its history, STATS concealed its affiliation with CMPA, but now discreetly mentions it.
Contents
Staff
As of Oct 2003
- S. Robert Lichter, President
- Linda Lichter, Vice President
- Maia Szalavitz, STATS Senior Fellow
- Trevor Butterworth, STATS Managing Editor, Research Fellow at CMPA
Advisory Board
- Sallie L. Baliunas
- Thomas C. Childers
- Wolfgang Donsbach
- Nicholas Eberstadt
- Neil Gilbert
- Scott O. Lilienfeld
- Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann
- Nelson Polsby
- Harrison Pope
- Stephen Strauss
- Humphrey Taylor
- James Q. Wilson
Contact
Center for Media and Public Affairs
and Statistical Assessment Service
2100 L St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
STATS line (202) 223 3193
CMPA line (202) 223 2942
fax (202) 872 4014
