Michigan State Spent $500K Tracking Nassar Case

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A New York-based public relations firm in January billed Michigan State University for $517,343 for more than 1,440 hours of work. The job? Tracking social media activity surrounding the case of former osteopathic physician and team doctor Larry Nassar, convicted of sexually abusing MSU student-athletes and USA Gymnastics athletes.

The firm, Weber Shandwick, monitored the accounts of victims and their families, journalists, celebrities and politicians, according to a report in the Lansing State Journal. It also collected and evaluated news stories.

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