War on Objectivity
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posted by Josh at
Monday, December 12, 2005
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1 Comments:
What's worse?
+ A news outlet accepts money from companies it covers on the news. In return for the money, the outlet gives the company free airtime to run uninterrupted announcements (commercials).
+ A news outlet accepts money from companies it covers on the news. In return for the money, the outlet names its newsroom after the company.
+ A news outlet is wholly owned by a company it covers on the news. (NBC is owned by GE, for instance.)
+ A news outlet is partially owned by an entity it covers on the news. As a result, it changes its news to give that entity better treatment.
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