Monday, September 24, 2007

As long as we're handing them out...

The FCC is thinking about imposing a fine for "fake news."

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is proposing a $4,000 fine against Comcast Corp. for airing a pitch for a sleep aid without telling viewers that the spot was financed by the maker of the product.


The fine was in response to a complaint by the Center for Media and Democracy, a media watchdog group, which said it marks the first time a company has been sanctioned for airing a "video news release," a type of programming it dubs "fake news."

Well, if you're handing out fines for fake news, then by all means, let's go on to here, and here, or here for starters.


But there's much more where that came from, isn't there?