• Looking for something to do over winter or summer break, or maybe for a side project during spring semester? The Media Giraffe Project is currently looking for students interested in interning with the project. Students would be involved in researching, interviewing and profile writing. Contact EHawley@mediagiraffe.org for more information.

"Fake news" battle heats up via letter to the FCC; both sides allege distortions

Submitted by Bill Densmore on Tue, 10/17/2006 - 16:20.
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FreePress.net and the Center for Media & Democracy are escalating their dispute with the broadcast industry over whether the government should force U.S. TV stations to tell viewers the source of news-program footage supplied by companies or PR firms pitching ideas or products. The trade assocation of news directors and a coalition of "VNR" producers claim CMD distorted the practices of TV stations; now CMD and FreePress say their 2005 report on "fake news" is being distorted. READ CMD NEWS RELEASE.