We've all seen them, no matter what part of the country we live in. Even the national shows, such as The Today Show and Good Morning, America are offenders in this particular category. The crime: Disguising entertainment/reality programming promotions as news stories. PR Watch points us to an editorial in the Rocky Mountain News by Jason Salzman who outlines the ways the Denver news outlets have snuck in plugs for shows on that network. Living in the Chicago area I was first-hand witness to this when Bill Rancic won the first season of The Apprentice. The local NBC affiliate went absolutely ape covering the show from every conceivable angle. When news shows sell their souls
We've all seen them, no matter what part of the country we live in. Even the national shows, such as The Today Show and Good Morning, America are offenders in this particular category. The crime: Disguising entertainment/reality programming promotions as news stories. PR Watch points us to an editorial in the Rocky Mountain News by Jason Salzman who outlines the ways the Denver news outlets have snuck in plugs for shows on that network. Living in the Chicago area I was first-hand witness to this when Bill Rancic won the first season of The Apprentice. The local NBC affiliate went absolutely ape covering the show from every conceivable angle. 
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6-20-2005 @ 1:53PM
sanjwig said...
The same thing happened here in Des Moines when Tana Guertz was the runner-up this last season. It was worse though because the CBS affiliate had her husband as their weather guy so we got it from two channels!
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6-20-2005 @ 9:04PM
B said...
This is why I get all my news from the Daily Show. At least when they sell out, it's for a fictional product.
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