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Revision as of 17:41, 7 June 2005
Tech Central Station (TCS) describes itself as a web site "where free markets meet technology". TCS publishes daily original commentary, news and analysis, focused on economics, business, foreign affairs, technology, science, the environment, trade, and culture. Some contributors are associated with conservative think tanks including International Policy Network(IPN), the Sustainable Development Network (SDN), the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and the Scientific Alliance.
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History
Started in 2000 by James K. Glassman, TCS is published by DCI Group. Some DCI Group clients are also sponsors of TCS. DCI Group is a Republican public affairs consulting and lobbying firm based in Washington DC.
During the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, Kendra Okonski wrote an article for the TechCentralStation web site, stating that "Africans are sacrificed on the altar of trendy green delusions."
Okonski works as co-ordinator for the London-based IPN and as the press contact for the SDN. She formerly worked with the Washington-based Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI). [1]
Paul Georgia writes on climate change issues, but gets basic physics wrong, indicating that either Tech Central Station's editors do not know basic science or that they do not review submitted pieces.
TechCentralStation runs frequent articles attacking the use of low-cost generic medicines, especially in developing countries, seeking to claim that "generic" means "unsafe". This frequently involves fierce criticism of the World Health Organization and NGOs.
Past and current funders
- AT&T
- ExxonMobil
- General Motors Corporation
- Intel Corporation
- McDonald's
- Microsoft
- NASDAQ
- National Semiconductor
- PhRMA
- Qualcomm
Contact Information
Tech Central Station
P.O. Box 33705
Washington, DC 20033
Phone: 800-619-5258
Fax: 202-572-6278
web site: www.techcentralstation.com
email: info AT techcentralstation.com
Related SourceWatch Resources
External Links
- "Tech central station," Wikipedia
- Andy Rowell and Bob Burton, “Rising Rhetoric on Genetically Modified Crops", PR Watch, Volume 10 No 1, First quarter 2003.
- Nicholas Confessore, "Meet the Press: How James Glassman reinvented journalism--as lobbying", Washington Monthly, December 2003.
- Pamela Jones, "A MS FUD Source Confirmed", Groklaw, November 2003.
- Tim Lambert, "Tech Central Station flunks Physics," Deltoid, May 11, 2004.
- "EDITOR'S NOTE: Digging deeper into criticism of 'Super Size Me,'" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 20, 2004: "Glassman was identified as a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (a well-known and respected conservative Washington think tank) and as host of a Web site called TechCentralStation.com, whose publicist distributed the piece to newspapers. What we did not know when we prepared the article for publication was that McDonald's is one of the 'sponsoring corporations' of TechCentralStation.com. A reader made us aware of that Tuesday afternoon. In a telephone interview, Glassman emphasized that the Web site openly acknowledges the sponsorship connections to McDonald's (along with AT&T, ExxonMobil Intel and others) on its 'About Us' page. 'We don't have anything to hide on that score,' he said. Glassman also said he had never been paid by or received any compensation from McDonald's and that writing about "Super Size Me" was not a conflict of interest. Reminded that TechCentralStation.com had failed to note the McDonald's sponsorship when it distributed Glassman's commentary about the movie and McDonald's, Glassman said, 'I'll make sure that's absolutely clear in the future'" [2]
