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4 unusual facts about Bertrand Newton


Bertrand Newton

Newton's philosophy on political advertising, and organising methods, have their roots in organizations like MoveOn.org, and have been closely connected to George Soros's Open Society Foundation project.

Newton became wealthy creating ads for technology companies during the dot-com boom, before quitting advertising during the post-boom downturn.

Born in the USA in 1972, Newton started out as a student activist in the early 1990s, during which time he got involved in the anti-Gulf War "No Blood For Oil" coalition at Berkley Campus of UCLA.

AdBack was one of a raft of non-profit companies that were formed to support the Democratic Party in the 2004 Presidential elections.



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