The News Media Is Selling You Out

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Sources & Citations

• DRILLED Season 3: https://www.drilledpodcast.com/s3-the-mad-men-of-big-oil/

• DRILLED S3E4: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0y2h824tmtg7q6wk2ur1k/S3_Ep4.docx?dl=0&rlkey=9m04iqiiie552qiyv0q15tu7n

• DRILLED S3E5:

  • https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jiocou5ak39kj6a7h8m3p/S3_Ep5.docx?dl=0&rlkey=5s2o1jguyas9uh0fubrkc67lw

  • https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fossil-fuel-branded-content

• HERB SCHMERTZ:

  • https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/big-oil-pr-fossil-fuel-lobby-herb-schmertz/

  • 1971 Mobil Internal Memo: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21398673-1971_commsproposaltoexecs_schmertz

  • 1982 Mobil PR Profile: https://archive.org/details/5396414-Reduced-Evolution-of-Mobil-Public-Affairs-Program

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/obituaries/herbert-schmertz-87-innovative-public-relations-man-dies-at-87.html

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/11/28/herb-schmertz-kennedys-mobil-superflack/e752a4cc-603d-4c23-8b58-9e36aba522c6/

• BRANDED CONTENT:

  • https://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/shell/ul/moving-forward-a-path-to-net-zero-emissions-by-2070.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/paidpost/exxonmobil/the-future-of-energy-it-may-come-from-where-you-least-expect.html

  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/brand-studio/wp/2021/05/10/tackling-climate-change-with-a-collaborative-approach/

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBiTdaBCkj4

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWcIx1LFSWk

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgTeMGjA1L0

  • House Oversight Committee & Big Oil: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/10/28/oil-executives-testimony-live-updates/

  • More House Oversight Committee: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/oil-industry-documents-disinformation.html?searchResultPosition=3

• BIG TOBACCO/BIG OIL:

  • https://www.smokeandfumes.org/fumes

  • 1978 Tobacco Letter: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21047382/ffgn0042.pdf

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/business/media/a-p-r-giant-is-caught-between-climate-pledges-and-fossil-fuel-clients.html

  • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/04/exxon-podasts-oil-company-ads-climate-crisis

  • https://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/28/business/the-new-york-times-bans-cigarette-ads.html

Episode Credits

Written by Rollie Williams and Matt Nelsen with help from Ben Boult & Nicole Conlan

Shot by Matt Nelsen

Opening Graphics by Ian MK Cessna (https://ianhasawebsite.com/)

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