[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: Report Faults Video Reports Shown as News

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BUSINESS / MEDIA & ADVERTISING | April 6, 2006
Report Faults Video Reports Shown as News
By DAVID BARSTOW
A report says that many television stations are continuing to broadcast reports as news without disclosing that the segments were produced by corporations pitching products.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/business/media/06video.html?ex=1144987200&en=27c1ecec27de2177&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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