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"Fake TV News" Report Now in PDF Form
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
With the U.S. Federal Communications Commission investigating the television stations that CMD documented airing corporate video news releases, you might want to read through the report that started it all.
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CMD Report "Fake TV News" Triggers FCC Investigation
Submitted by John Stauber on
Bloomberg reports that, in direct response to CMD's groundbreaking exposé 'Fake TV News,' the "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin ordered a probe of dozens of television stations. ...
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Media Literacy, Alternative Media and More
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The 2006 Allied Media Conference, organized by Clamor magazine's Allied Media Projects and two Bowling Green State University departments, will be held in Bowling Green, Ohio, from June 23 to 25.
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Hey, FOX - Google Much?
Submitted by John Stauber on
We appreciate News Hounds, the folks who "watch Fox so you don't have to." The website noted that "Fox News left out some crucial information in a report about the Washington premiere of Al Gore's film on global warming, An Inconvenient Truth -- like the fact that think ta
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Embedded Reporters' Pronouns Aren't the Problem
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
A new Indiana University study concludes that "news reports by television reporters embedded with American troops in the early days of the Iraq War found little support for critics who question the journalists' objectivity." However, according to the study's a
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Edelman Calls VNRs 'Interesting,' 'Newsworthy'
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
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All the World News that Didn't Get Printed
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
"Every year, the U.N.'s Department of Public Information (DPI) unveils its list of the world's 10 most under-reported stories," reports IPS.
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AANRs: Australian Audio News Releases
Submitted by Diane Farsetta on
The Australian TV show Mediawatch notes our study on video news releases and goes on to report, "We haven't found any examples as bad as that on Australian TV, but the radio equivalent -- the audio news release -- has definitely arrived." Mediawatch tracked one ANR, paid for by
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New additions to Congresspedia
It's been a busy week on Congresspedia. New additions to the site include:
- lots of contributions by members of the Congresspedia/SourceWatch community on bribery scandals, new legislation, heavyweight corporate campaign contributors, censuring the president and federal investigations into an "improper relationship" with a lobbyist (see full list)
- a new page on the Colbert Report with links to the videos of each of his "Better Know a District" member of Congress interviews
- and a fancy new tool for looking up your particular member of Congress by your home address.
Also well worth checking out is the muckraking action over at the Sunlight Foundation blogs. The new Congresspedia article contributions include:
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