Author Archive, Eli Clifton

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The viral campaign to set a ‘red line’ for Iran

By | 01.24.13 | 11:17 am

A viral video calling on world leaders to a “set the red line” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon has garnered over 1.3 million YouTube views thanks to a savvy social media campaign on Facebook and Twitter. More…

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Middle East Forum bankrolls free speech defenses for critics of ‘Islamist threat’

By | 12.20.12 | 11:56 am

When the people sounding alarms over the ‘Islamist threat’ run into trouble with the law, the Middle East Forum’s Legal Project is increasingly the go-to funder tapped to mount defenses here and abroad. More…

Screen capture of the Qorvis-managed website of Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, featuring an image of Teodorin.

The (Alleged) Kleptocrat’s Webmaster

By | 10.16.12 | 10:41 am

Washington-based Qorvis Communications has continued to work on behalf of the president of Equatorial Guinea’s family and has managed the website of a government ministry currently in the crosshairs of international corruption investigations. More…

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The DC PR firm behind Fiji’s Twitter accounts

By | 09.12.12 | 10:01 am

Qorvis Communications – a Washington-based public relations and lobbying firm – is deeply involved in managing the online and social media activities of the military coup government of Fiji, the firm’s government filings reveal. More…