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NEWS ADVISORY

REFORM GROUP GIVES AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT VIDEO SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND LOBBY REFORM

STUDENTS4REFORM LAUNCHES 2002 TV CAMPAIGN ATTACKING BIG MONEY LOBBYING IN ALBANY

Students4Reform will announce the winner of its contest for the best student produced TV ad supporting campaign finance and lobby reform in Albany. After a screening of the nominees and the announcement of the winner, the group will preview its' own TV campaign for reforming Albany. An interactive website will allow donors to tell the students which ads they like and when and where they would like them to run.

WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 11 a.m.
WHERE: 130 LOB Press Room/Legislative Office Bldg.
WHAT: The five 30 second ads will be screened. Students from Harvard, Wellesley & Dartmouth will present the nominees. An innovative media effort for campaign finance & lobby reform will be unveiled.
VISUALS: Power point tour of the new interactive website. TV ads will be shown - betacam and vhs tapes available upon request. The nominees and judges are:

JUDGES:
Frederick A. O. Schwarz of Cravath Swaine & Moore, Jimmy Breslin, Dean Feerick of Fordham Law School, Esther Newberg and Gordon Corte of ICM (International Creative Management), John Emmerling, former President of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Rachel Leon, Common Cause, Richard Emery, Esq., Barbara Bartoletti, the League of Women Voters, Ronnie Eldridge

NOMINEES:

"Hot Lunch"
Directed by Mike Urdaneti
NYU Tisch School of Arts
"Oil Spill"
Directed by Ben Nedivi/
Matt Wopert
NYU Film Department

"Lobbyists at Lunch"
Directed by Nicole Mead/
Script Jill Noble
Tompkins Cortland
Community College
Dryden, NY

"Campaign Finance Reform"
Directed by Paola Ramirez
Queens College
"Campaign Finance Reform/
Times Square"
Directed by Jessica Lauretti
School of Visual Arts, NY, NY

Archive of Print Stories on S4R

NY Times Story
Students Put Pressure on Legislators
by Winnie Hu

Teen People
Election Issue- Students4Reform
by Michelle Hainer

NY Daily News
"Students Teach Good Government"
Editorial

NY Daily News
"Free Calls To Albany Take Their Toll" by Jim Dwyer

Albany Times Union
 Students Launch Ads Criticizing State Lawmakers
Story by Lara Jakes

NY Newsday
"Putting Mouth Where Money Is"
by Matthew Cox

The Troy Record
 Anti-reform Lawmakers Hit with Attack Ads
Story by Kevin Hogan

GANNET NEWS SERVICE
[Westchester Journal News] "Legislators Who Blocked Ban On Gifts Can Expect 'Negative Mailings,' Reform Group Promises"
by Kyle Hughes

Albany Times Union
 Coalition Presses for Strengthened Lobbying Law
Story by Jay Jochnowitz

The Legislative Gazette
 Lobby Law Called Cheesy
Story by Timothy Currie

NY Times Story
A Crusade for $100 Campaign Gifts
by Vivian Toy

The Daily Gazette of Schenectady
 Group Takes Tonko to Task Over Ballot Reform Position
Story by William F. Hammond Jr.

Rochester Chronicle
 Lobby Reformer Takes Aim At New Targets

Albany Times Union
 A Story of Pockets and Privilege
Story by Dan Lynch

Other Articles On Corruption

NY Times Exposes Corruption By Gifts To 60 Albany Politicians
Story by Clifford Levy

NY Observer
 NY Lawmakers Take (And Take and Take) Gifts From Lobbyists
Story by Andrea Bernstein

Troy Record
 Campaign Funds Used For Pool Cover Debated
Story by Kevin Hogan


Gov. George Pataki
(800) 371-0555
Took $2000 in tobacco contributions

Hon. Sheldon Silver
(888) 894-3737
(Ask for Dan Conviser)
Took $2500 in tobacco contributions

Silver's Sham Gift Ban Bill

Sen. Joe Bruno
(888) 894-4652
(Ask for Mike Avella)
Took $3500 in tobacco contributions

Sen. Bruno’s Flawed Gift Ban Bill Loopholes




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