Rampton, Sheldon

John Stauber (right) is founder and director of the Center for Media & Democracy. He and Sheldon Rampton write and edit the quarterly <i>PR Watch: Public Interest Reporting on the PR/Public Affairs Industry</i>. They are the bestselling authors of <i>Weapons of Mass Deception</i>, <i>Toxic Sludge is Good for You! </i>, and <i>Trust Us, We're Experts!</i> In 2001, the National Council of Teachers of English gave Rampton and Stauber its annual George Orwell Award for exposing the use of doublespeak in American life.