{"id":4777,"date":"2004-04-03T12:31:45","date_gmt":"2004-04-03T16:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/formerlyknownas\/2004\/04\/03\/pr-or-parody\/"},"modified":"2011-08-05T14:58:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:58:54","slug":"pr-or-parody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/ethicalesq\/2004\/04\/03\/pr-or-parody\/","title":{"rendered":"PR or Parody?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I just did some quick research to make sure a New York State Bar Association<\/STRONG>  press release<\/A>, dated 04-01-04, wasn’t an April Fool’s joke:  The release states:<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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Radio Campaign Launched<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/DIV>
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Campaign Aims to Educate New Yorkers About the Important Role of Lawyers as the Foundation of the Rule of Law<\/FONT><\/EM><\/P>
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To help educate New Yorkers about the important role lawyers play in protecting people’s rights, the New York State Bar Association has launced a four-week, statewide radio campaign in cooperation with the 240-member stations of the New York State Broadcasters Association. The campaign, which will run from April 1-30, will feature four separate 30-second spots.<\/FONT><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BLOCKQUOTE>
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Here’s the text<\/A> of each spot (you can click the link to hear each message):<\/FONT><\/DIV>
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