Corporate Propaganda Still On the News

mofomojo writes, "Democracy Now! reports that a new study by the Center for Media and Democracy says Americans are still being shown corporate public relations videos disguised as news reports on newscasts across the country. In April, the Center identified 77 stations using Video News Releases in their newscasts; the findings led to an investigation by the Federal Communications Commission. A followup study has found that 10 of those stations are still airing VNRs today, for a new total of 46 stations in 22 states." From the article: "Most of the VNRs have aired on stations owned by large media conglomerates such as News Corp., Tribune, and Disney. They've also been sponsored by some of the country's biggest corporations including General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, and Allstate Insurance."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Those people are wingnut morons!

[Jerry]

And, while moaning and groaning about how corporations publish VNR's which conceal their sources, DN, Pacifica Radio and the rest are not uu front about the fact that they are the PR arm of the Communist Party.

IF they were honest and said up front and led off their "news" casts with "Hello, we are the PR arm of the International Communist Party and here is our view of the news" they know that the next sound to be heard would be. for most viewers/listeners, the mouse clicking to a different URL or the radio/tv changing channels. Most people won't knowingly listen to corporate propaganda any more than they'd knowingly waste time listening to Marxist propaganda, regardless of how many North Koreans endorsed it.