Jueves 6 de Abril de 2006

LOS TITULARES DE HOY

• Gobierno nepalés realiza ofensiva masiva contra opositores
• Detenido de Guantánamo se niega a participar en tribunal militar
• Gobierno palestino liderado por Hamas afronta crisis económica
• Arrestan a miembro del gabinete palestino
• Mujeres británicas afrontan condena de un año en prisión por protestar frente a base militar
• Camarógrafo iraquí es absuelto pero permanece en prisión
• Informe: Científicos del gobierno alegan censura con relación al calentamiento global
• Empresas aseguradoras informan récord en ganancias
• BP investigada por violaciones ambientales en Alaska
• Gran Jurado actuará en caso de McKinney
• DeLay: McKinney “es una racista”
• Se canceló temporada de equipo de lacrosse de la Universidad Duke. Entrenador renunció
• Correo electrónico hablaba de asesinar a strippers horas después de supuesto incidente de violación
• Merck obligada al pago de 4,5 millones de dólares en caso de Vioxx

EL RESTO DE LA HORA DE DEMOCRACY NOW!

• Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed... How Corporate-Funded Propaganda Is Airing On Local Newscasts As "News"

  
  

  A new study being released today by the Center for Media and Democracy found at least 77 TV stations around the country have aired corporate-sponsored video news releases over the past 10 months. The report accuses the TV stations of actively disguising the content–which has been paid for by companies like General Motors, Panasonic and Pfizer–to make it appear to be their own reporting. In a broadcast exclusive we speak with the authors of the report and air examples of the video news releases. [includes rush transcript]

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• "The Queen of the VNR" Robin Raskin Reveals Why She Appears In Corporate-Sponsored "News Segments" & Why She Feels Stations Need To Disclose Who Is Funding the VNRs

  
  

  We air a video news release featuring Raskin funded by Panasonic, Namco and Techno Source and talk to the "Internet Mom" Robin Raskin about the ethics behind video news releases, why she doesn’t disclose her corporate ties on her broadcasts or websites and how even many news programmers question whether their newscasts should feature corporate-sponsored features. [includes rush transcript]

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• FCC Commissioner Says Broadcasting VNRs Without Disclosure May Violate Federal Law

  
  

  We speak with FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein about the widespread use of corporate-funded video news releases by news stations without disclosure. Adelstein says, "There’s a federal law that requires that the public be informed about the source of who is behind what goes on broadcast media. Failure to disclose that to the public is a violation of federal law and in fact can be subject to criminal penalties of up to a year in jail." [includes rush transcript]

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