Comments on: Why PR ruins the news… http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. —Voltaire Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-1081 james Wed, 31 May 2006 17:26:07 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-1081 Hmmm, seeing as how the <a href="http://news.com.com/FCC tips to Republican majority/2110-1028_3-6077847.html" rel="nofollow">recent confirmation of McDowell to the FCC</a> went through the Senate like a hot knife through melted butter I have little to zero faith that the FCC will follow through. McDowell spent much of his career as a telecommunications industry lawyer so my thought is that he is disinclined to bite the hand that feeds him. Personally, I think that schools should begin introducing media training to kids as early as kindergarten. Understanding the role of media and message construction and dissemination as well as being able to parse those messages for content is critical to decision making in todays society. Hmmm, seeing as how the recent confirmation of McDowell to the FCC went through the Senate like a hot knife through melted butter I have little to zero faith that the FCC will follow through. McDowell spent much of his career as a telecommunications industry lawyer so my thought is that he is disinclined to bite the hand that feeds him.

Personally, I think that schools should begin introducing media training to kids as early as kindergarten. Understanding the role of media and message construction and dissemination as well as being able to parse those messages for content is critical to decision making in todays society.

]]> By: Tyler http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-1080 Tyler Wed, 31 May 2006 02:34:10 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-1080 I heard this on the Howard 100 News on Sirius and found the copy <a href="http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1130574541451" rel="nofollow">online</a>. Not sure of the source, but that's what search engines are for. FCC MAY FINE FOR FAKE NEWS Steve Langford The Federal Communications Commission is investigating dozens of local television stations for airing paid advertisements that were presented as real news stories. Earlier this year an NBC affiliate aired a "news" story about the Super Bowl written and produced by Detroit-based General Motors." Diane Farsetta co-authored "Fake News", a study of these mock news ads. "We found 77 TV stations aired them… Not once did they disclose to their viewers the companies that were behind these segments. We just need to make sure that when we do put this information together that the FCC takes action." It looks like Farsetta may get her wish. I heard this on the Howard 100 News on Sirius and found the copy online. Not sure of the source, but that’s what search engines are for.

FCC MAY FINE FOR FAKE NEWS
Steve Langford

The Federal Communications Commission is investigating dozens of local television stations for airing paid advertisements that were presented as real news stories. Earlier this year an NBC affiliate aired a “news” story about the Super Bowl written and produced by Detroit-based General Motors.” Diane Farsetta co-authored “Fake News”, a study of these mock news ads. “We found 77 TV stations aired them… Not once did they disclose to their viewers the companies that were behind these segments. We just need to make sure that when we do put this information together that the FCC takes action.” It looks like Farsetta may get her wish.

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-955 james Thu, 25 May 2006 18:57:16 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-955 LOL! Right on the money! Literally! LOL! Right on the money! Literally!

]]> By: Tyler http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-954 Tyler Thu, 25 May 2006 18:07:08 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-954 <a href="http://www.outfoxed.org/" rel="nofollow">What if that mandate. . . er agenda . . . er fax comes from your boss? Does that count?</a> What if that mandate. . . er agenda . . . er fax comes from your boss? Does that count?

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-880 james Tue, 23 May 2006 23:48:44 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-880 But wait?! Isn't reading a fax from such a helpful PR firm doing research? ;-) But wait?! Isn’t reading a fax from such a helpful PR firm doing research? ;-)

]]> By: tonyd http://elwoodicious.com/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-879 tonyd Tue, 23 May 2006 23:37:48 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2006/05/23/why-pr-ruins-the-news/#comment-879 True 'dat. It seems to me there are a lot of "reporters" who'd rather read a fax from a PR firm than do some research themselves. True ‘dat. It seems to me there are a lot of “reporters” who’d rather read a fax from a PR firm than do some research themselves.

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