FCC fines Comcast $4,000--Comcast is probably still laughing
(LM: The FCC finally punishes a broadcaster for airing fake news without disclosure! Cool--oh wait, the fine is $4,000 and Comcast's revenue through the first two quarters of 2007 was over $15 billion. Oh well. This is from Democracy Now!)
FCC Fines Comcast $4,000 For Airing Fake News
And the Federal Communications Commission has fined Comcast $4,000 for broadcasting a fake news segment on the company's CN8 local news channel last year. Comcast aired a video news release produced by the manufacturer of a sleeping remedy without disclosing the company's ties to the video. This marks the first time the FCC has fined a broadcaster for airing a corporate public relations video as if it was an actual news segment. Last year the Center for Media and Democracy released a study that found at least 77 TV stations around the country have aired corporate-sponsored video news releases over the previous 10 months.
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