The airing of video news releases, reports done by companies or the government and disguised as news by KFJX Fox 14, and other other television stations is the focus of an FCC investigation.
According to a Washington Post article, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin ordered the investigation following the release of a report by the Center for Media and Democracy that claimed at least 77 stations, including Fox 14, aired the video news releases.
If the allegations are substantiated, the stations could each be fined $32,500. If the rules were broken for more than 10 days, according to the Post article, the fine could be as much as $325,000.
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So the state run media outlet that is Fox will negotiate away the fines and provide no on air retractions. Sounds like a win-win for BushCo. Like W said in a past speech "You've got to catapult the propaganda".
I sure am glad Reagan got rid of "The Fairness Doctrine" during the eighties. All those opposing opinions taking up media consumers valuable time causing them to "think" about the issues.
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