Is it common for a business or group to pay money to have a news article that is favorable to them published? When I read a newspaper or a magazine it seems like a lot of the stories are slanted. (The story is one sided and both sides of an issues are not being presented.) Also, many times I can't figure out why this article is even being published. Thank you for your answer.
2007-12-11 20:09:30 · 2 answers · asked by sdn90036 6 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
In TV news there is a practice called the "trade out". The TV news crew does some favorable reporting on a business and the staff of that station get a few "perks" from the business.
I suspect the same thing may be going on with the publication you mention. Never forget that the chief talent of all of these graduates of university-based schools of journalism is to read and write press releases. Publishing those releases, unedited, is also something they do.
2007-12-12 08:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, yes. How do you think the media makes money? They rely on people/ companies paying for space in their papers.
2007-12-11 21:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Kay P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋