BP's image scrub trumps Gulf cleanup
posted on June 4, 2010
The petro-muck has hit the beaches and the you-know-what has hit the fan for BP. The company's attempts to control the narrative have journalists accusing BP of caring more about cleaning up its image than cleaning up the Gulf.
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On the subject of caring, I'm still haunted by a clip of Bobby Jindal expressing his outrage to a news crew and pointing at a bird just feet away from him, struggling - neck-deep - in oil-saturated shallow water.
While I watched and yelled at the TV screen, Jindal displayed no demonstrable impulse to wade into the water and lift the poor suffering creature up and out. Had he reacted more humanely, instead of simply pointing at the struggling bird, his message would have struck hearts as well as minds.
We were appalled to see how BP is manipulating the press, as well as seemingly choosing the beach the President sees.
What we need to let you know is that this came as news to us. We pretty much look at several media sources - none of which covered this story.
Therefore, please do not assume that the general public knows about this.
Each of you can post on the most mainstream media - I mean please do. We need to know this. Thanks very much.
has anyone noticed that, while the oil is spewing, it's counted in barrels but, when it's being collected, it's counted in gallons? why has the press switched the unit of measure? is it because the gallons number is so big that it gives the impression that BP is becoming more effective in getting its job done?