Category Archives: Conflicts of interest

This is what censorship sounds like

April 23, 2011 On Monday, April 23, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) held a telephonic press conference to discuss what the group referred to as “the latest harassment tactic against ALEC by liberal front groups.” DBA Press founder, Beau Hodai, … Continue reading

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Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale

Inside ALEC: naked contempt for the press and public in Scottsdale By Beau Hodai: DBA Press/PR Watch (of the Center for Media and Democracy)/In These Times January, 2012 Download this report in PDF format. “Mr. Hodai had a history at … Continue reading

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Investigative Report: “Publicopoly: ALEC and the bid to make private all that is public”

Publicopoly: ALEC and the bid to make private all that is public By Beau Hodai, July 11, 2011 “An exhaustive DBA Press analysis of thousands of pages of documents obtained through public records requests over the past several months has … Continue reading

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