What's more harmful?
Published by Human Head on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 2:05 PM.Titties and swearing, or PR Propaganda packaged as "news"?
The Raw Story | FCC fines Comcast $4,000 for airing 'fake news' reports
House OKs stiff fines for indecency - Media - MSNBC.com
And people still ask why I shut down the television.....
The Raw Story | FCC fines Comcast $4,000 for airing 'fake news' reports
"We're pleased to see the FCC is finally waking up to the issue of fake news," said Craig Aaron, communications director of Free Press. "But the fine levied against Comcast is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg. Video news releases dressed up as real news were uncovered at more than 100 stations. We hope the FCC will soon fine those stations and issue clear guidelines to end the epidemic of fake news once and for all."Let's revisit 2005.
Rulings such at these by the FCC have become increasingly less frequent over the past seven years. At the same time, the use of VNRs has become more wide spread. General Motors, Intel, Pfizer and Capital One are among the companies who produced VNRs with the help of three PR firms, and "[m]ore than one-third of the time, stations aired the pre-packaged VNR in its entirety," according to Free Press.
House OKs stiff fines for indecency - Media - MSNBC.com
Rejecting criticism the penalties will stifle free speech and homogenize radio and TV broadcasts, bill supporters said stiff fines were needed to give deep-pocketed broadcasters more incentive to clean up their programs and to help assure parents that their children won’t be exposed to inappropriate material.
The measure, which passed 389-38, boosts the maximum fine from $32,500 to $500,000 for a company and from $11,000 to $500,000 for an individual entertainer.
And people still ask why I shut down the television.....
