The Intercept‘s Lee Fang (7/1/16) quotes FAIR on the unjournalistic offers media outlets are making at the political conventions:
“There are a lot of ethical red flags here,” says Jim Naureckas, the editor of journalism watchdog group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting. Naureckas notes that for The Hill to refer “to the interviews as ‘earned media’ — that is, as opposed to advertising — raises the question of whether these advertorials will even be distinguished from news coverage in the fine print. If so, The Hill is operating as a straight-up PR agency.”
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