John Stauber is a writer and political activist who co-authored two books about the PR industry and one about mad cow disease. His most recent book, written with Sheldon Rampton, is "Weapons of Mass Deception", about the propaganda used by the Bush administration in the lead-up to the war on Iraq. He is the founder and executive director of The Center for Media & Democracy, which sponsors PR Watch.

See: Sheldon Rampton