Media

On TV News, the Ads Never End (Part Four)

by Diane Farsetta — June 16, 2006 - 4:42pm

Expanding on earlier reports of growing product placement deals with TV news programs, Joan Stewart writes in Tactics, the monthly magazine from the Public Relations Society of America, that "in many cases, viewers don't know until the end of a five- or 10-minute spot that the segment is, in fact, advertising." For example, "in Minnesota, K

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PRSA Tactics, June 2006

Ann Coulter's PR Formula: Hate Speech + Media Coverage = Best-Seller

by John Stauber — June 12, 2006 - 9:04am

David Carr examines Ann Coulter's simple PR formula for marketing her best-selling books: vile hate speech echoed in the mainstream media.

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New York Times, June 12, 2006

Confronted with Disclosure Demands, Fake News Moguls Cry "Censorship!"

by Diane Farsetta — June 7, 2006 - 12:26pm
  • Topics: Activism, Video News Releases, Media, U.S. Government

    • Be afraid, be very afraid! If television stations are required to abide by existing regulations and label the corporate and government propaganda they routinely pass off as "news," the First Amendment will be shredded, the freedom of the press repealed, and TV stations will collapse overnight!

    Know Your Fake Radio News

    by Diane Farsetta — June 2, 2006 - 11:14am

    In its "PR Toolbox" section, PR Week answers the question, "What is the difference between a guaranteed-placement ANR (audio news release) and a traditional one?" According to Maury Tobin of Tobin Communications, "Research indicates that most radio stations do not use

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    PR Week (sub req'd), May 22, 2006

    Iraq the Most Deadly War for Reporters

    by Diane Farsetta — May 30, 2006 - 3:00pm

    The Iraq war "is now the deadliest war for reporters in the past century," reports Editor and Publisher. Seventy-one journalists and 26 media support staff have been killed in Iraq since 2003. That compares to 69 journalists killed in World War II, 63 in Vietnam and 17 in Korea. In addition, at least 42 journalists have been kidnapped in Iraq, according to Reporters Without Borders.

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    Editor and Publisher, May 29, 2006

    "Fake TV News" Report Now in PDF Form

    by Diane Farsetta — May 26, 2006 - 3:42pm

    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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    Center for Media and Democracy, May 26, 2006

    CMD Report "Fake TV News" Triggers FCC Investigation

    by John Stauber — May 25, 2006 - 10:26am

    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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    Bloomberg, May 25, 2006

    Media Literacy, Alternative Media and More

    by Diane Farsetta — May 24, 2006 - 10:33am

    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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    Allied Media Conference, May 24, 2006

    Hey, FOX - Google Much?

    by John Stauber — May 19, 2006 - 3:37am

    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 tanks c

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    News Hounds, May 18, 2006
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