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In a June, 2005, interview with the ''Washington Times'', Cochran ridiculed charges that the use of [[Fake TV news]] is widespread and undisclosed. Chris Baker reported that "The [[Radio-Television News Directors Association]], a group that represents top newsroom managers, submitted a 13-page statement [to the Federal Communications Commission] that said few TV stations air VNRs, and those that do almost always identify the source. The association based its position on an informal survey of 100 members, according to Barbara Cochran, the group's president. Concrete data on VNR use is hard to come by, she said. " '''It's kind of like the Loch Ness Monster. Everyone talks about it, but not many people have actually seen it'''," Ms. Cochran said. [http://washingtontimes.com/business/20050628-094856-8762r.htm]
However, following the release of the Center for Media and Democracy report [httphttps://www.prwatch.org/fakenews/execsummary Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed] Cochran conceded there was a substantial problem. "We had good reason to think that many of the video examples posted on the CMD website were simple errors, not deliberate attempts to fool the public, but the similarities between newscast stories and VNRs were embarrassing," said Cochran in a statement. [http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/index_media_notes.htm] (sub req'd)
Of the FCC probe into non-disclosure of VNR sponsorship, Cochran said her group "opposes any attempt to regulate the form of identification and said those decisions are clearly part of the First Amendment." [http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/index_media_notes.htm] (sub req'd)
*Radio-Television News Directors Association, "[http://rtnda.org/news/2006/100606.shtml RTNDA Urges FCC to Halt VNR Inquiry]", Media Release, October 6, 2006.
*[[Wiley, Rein, & Fielding]] LLP, "[http://rtnda.org/foi/vnr_study.pdf Critique of the Center for Media and Democracy’s 'Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed' Report]", Radio-Television News Directors Association, September 15, 2006.
*Diane Farsetta, "[httphttps://www.prwatch.org/node/5282 Rebuttal of the Radio-Television News Directors Association's "Fake TV News" Report Critique]", ''Center for Media and Democracy'', October 9, 2006.
[[Category:Media]][[Category:Fake News]]
