Video news releases: External Links

The following are external links related to the main article video news releases.

2008

• Press release, "RMS Networks Named to Produce Republic Services' Videos," RMS Networks via NewswireToday, March 24, 2008. Video services company RMS is hired by the waste collection and disposal company Republic Services. "The capstone ... will be a documentary, informational video and video news release (VNR) on Republic’s new corporate headquarters," states the release. "Scheduled to open in Sunrise, Fla., in Summer 2008, the new LEEDS-certified office will implement a variety of 'green' features designed to enhance air quality, energy efficiency and water conservation."
• Press release, "Writers Guild, West asks FCC Chairman Martin to Help Protect Creative Artists and Audiences from Product Integration, Calls For 'Real Time' Disclosure and End to VNRs," Writers Guild of America West, June 25, 2008.
• Press release, "Exit Only to Launch Celebrity Hosted Nationwide Media Campaign: Estimated Millions Will Become Familiar With Text4Cars.com Service," Exit Only, Inc. via Market Wire, July 21, 2008.

2007

• Trudy Lieberman, "The Epidemic," Columbia Journalism Review, March / April 2007.
• "FCC Proposes 'Fake News' Fine," Associated Press, September 24, 2007.
• Matthew Lasar, "FCC hits Comcast with fake news fine," Lasar's Letter on the FCC, September 24, 2007.
• Jeff Gelles, "FCC fines Comcast over video news release," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 25, 2007.
• Tonya Garcia, "FCC fines Comcast for airing VNR," PR Week, September 25, 2007.
• "Comcast, D S Simon Named in VNR Notice," O'Dwyer's PR Daily (sub req'd), September 25, 2007.
• Brooks Boliek, "FCC urges fine for Comcast: VNR was aired as part of newscast," Hollywood Reporter, September 25, 2007.
• Ellen Gray, "CN8 to fight fine for promo use," The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 2007.
• John Eggerton, "FCC’s VNR Fine: More to Come? Levy against Comcast for unidentified video news release could be start of get-tough policy," Broadcasting & Cable, October 1, 2007.
• John Eggerton, "FCC: Free, Noncontroversial VNRs Can Still Trigger Fines: Comcast Faces Four More FCC Fines, Totaling $16,000," Broadcasting & Cable, October 1, 2007.
• Kara Rowland, "FCC fines use of VNRs," Washington Times, October 3, 2007.

2006

• Christopher Lee, "Prepackaged News Gets GAO Rebuke: Walker: PR Must Be Clearly Labeled", Washington Post, February 14, 2006, page A13.
• Press Release: "AnimalAttraction.com was featured this past week in USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The Tampa Tribune and The Washington Times, in addition to many other publications," AnimalAttraction.com, February 20, 2006.
• David Barstow, “Report Faults Video Reports Shown as News”, New York Times, April 6, 2006.
• Tim Cuprisin, “Channel Surfing,” Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, April 6 2006.
• “Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed... How Corporate-Funded Propaganda Is Airing On Local Newscasts As ‘News’”, Democracy Now!, April 6, 2006.
• “The Queen of the VNR,” Democracy Now!, April 6, 2006.
• “FCC Commissioner Says Broadcasting VNRs May Violate Law,” Democracy Now!, April 6, 2006.
• Nicole Dobo, “news segment on dietary supplement aired on WNEP-TV 76 other stations,” Citizen’s Voice (Penn.), April 7, 2006.
• Melissa, Domsic, “WILX News Spots Made by Businesses,” The State News, April 7, 2006.
• John Eggerton,. “RTNDA Tells Stations To ID All VNRs,” Broadcasting & Cable, April 6, 2006.
• John Eggerton, “Free Press Outs Unidentified VNRs,” Broadcasting & Cable, April 6, 2006.
• David Folenflik, “Video News Releases Common in Local TV,” National Public Radio, April 6, 2006.
• Felix Gilette, “News that Can Use You,” CJR Daily, April 6, 2006.
• Aaron Glantz, “And Now the News... Or Is It an Ad?” Inter Press Service, April 7, 2006.
• Jonathan Make, “Adelstein, Copps Denounce Video News Releases,” Comm Daily, April 7, 2006.
• Rob Owen, “Tuned In: Report Says WPGH Aired Video News Releases,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 7, 2006
• Jeremy Pelofsky, “US FCC official seeks probe of video news releases,” Reuters, April 6, 2006. (The Reuters story was reprinted in numerous locations including ABC, Washington Post etc).
• Neil Roland, “TV Stations Air Corporate Pitches Disguised as News,” Bloomberg News, April 6, 2006.
• Joe Flint, "TV Stations Still Can't Resist Pre-Packaged Video News. Ethical Standards Soften As Cost Pressures Increase," Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2006.
• Kevin E. Foley, "Are Video News Releases All Bad?", Broadcasting & Cable, May 1, 2006.
• Diane Farsetta, "Let's Label "Canned" News Video", Broadcasting & Cable, May 15, 2006.
• Neil Roland, FCC's Martin Orders Probe of TV Stations That Air Ads as News, Bloomberg online, May 25, 2006.
• FCC Probling Complaint on Video News Releases, Reuters, May 25, 2006
• Jim Puzzanghera, FCC Looks at Stations' Use of PR Videos; The corporate releases aired on news programs without disclosure, a nonprofit group says, Los Angelese Times, May 26, 2006.
• Christina Hoag, FCC investigates video releases; The Federal Communications Commission is investigating the airing of a video news release by WBFS-TV UPN 33, Miami Herald, May 26, 2006.
• Ira Teinowitz, "FCC Probes Video News Releases: Agency Action Follows Public Interest Group Complaints", TV Week, August 14, 2006.
• Todd Shields, "FCC Warns Stations About Airing VNRs", Mediaweek, August 21, 2006.
• "FCC's probe into video news releases draws fire", Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, October 13, 2006.
• Amy Goodman, "Corporate Propaganda Still On the News: Study Finds Local Stations Overwhelmingly Fail to Disclose VNRs", Democracy Now, November 14th, 2006.
• "FCC Commish Commends 'Fake News' Probe", O'Dwyer's PR Daily, November 14, 2006. (Sub req'd)
• Tom Siebert, "Media Watchdog: Special Interests Keep Fake News On Air Through VNRs", Media Daily News, November 14, 2006.
• John Eggerton, "Little Progress Cited In Identifying VNRs", Broadcasting & Cable, November 14th, 2006.
• John Eggerton, "Attention VNR Shoppers", Broadcasting & Cable, November 14, 2006.
• John Eggerton, "RTNDA Slams VNR Study, FCC Investigation", Broadcasting & Cable, November 14, 2006.
• Ira Teinowitz and Michele Greppi, "New Report Shows Further VNR Misuse by Stations", TV Week, November 14, 2006.
• William Triplet, "Views on 'fake' news: Orgs say sponsored vids aren't flagged", Variety, November 15, 2006.
• Peter Huck, "The latest news on propaganda: The US is being bombarded by video news releases - fake TV packages that are actually stealth marketing", Guardian (UK), December 4, 2006.
• Lisa LaMotta, "VNRs: How have recent controversies affected the VNR market?", PR Week, December 5, 2006. (Sub req'd)
• Jessica Goldings, "Do You Know What’s on Your TV News?", Journalism.org, Project for Excellence in Journalism, December 6, 2006.
• Janice Hopkins Tanne, "US television science news is sometimes public relations in disguise", British Medical Journal, Volume 333, November 25, 2006. (Sub req'd until 2008).
• Kevin E. Foley, "Television stations doing right by VNRs: The current rules on video news releases would be better than government censorship", StarTribune.com (Minneapolis), December 21, 2006.

2005

• Government Accountability Office, Office of National Drug Control Policy--Video News Release, B-303495, January 4, 2005.
• Ceci Connolly, "Drug Control Office Faulted For Issuing Fake News Tapes, The Washington Post, January 7, 2005.
• Erica Iacono, "Achieving success with your VNR in 2005", PR Week, January 17, 2005. (Sub req'd).
• "Fake news is bad news for PR biz", Advertising Age, January 17, 2005, page 16.
• "Agencies Warned About Fake News Videos", ABC News, February 18, 2005. (This is an AP story).
• Christopher Lee, "Prepackaged News Gets GAO Rebuke: Walker: PR Must Be Clearly Labeled", Washington Post, February 21, 2005.
• "VNRs and No-Bid Contracts Raise Ethical Questions for Schwarzenegger", Holmes Report, Volume 5 Number 10, March 7, 2005.
• Anita Chabria, "CA starts push to streamline VNR production", PR Week, March 10, 2005.
• David Barstow and Robin Stein, "Under Bush, A New Age of Prepackaged TV News", New York Times, March 13, 2005.
• "Press Briefing by Scott McClellan", The White House, March 14, 2005.
• Andrea Mitchell, "GOP under fire for producing news ‘reports’: Critics say it’s nothing but PR disguised as news", MSNBC, March 14, 2005.
• "White House Defends Video News Releases", Associated Press, March 14, 2005.
• Steve Lovelady, "The New York Times Does Some Heavy Lifting", Tip of the Hat, CJR Daily, March 14, 2005.
• Richard Edelman, "Break the Downward Spiral", Speak Up, March 14, 2005.
• Laurence Moskowitz, "Medialink Position Statement: Video News Releases and Full Disclosure", March 15, 2005.
• Medialink Worldwide, "Ethical Guidelines for Video Public Relations Practitioners", March 15 2005.
• Dan Froomkin, "Fake News Gets White House OK", Washington Post, March 15, 2005.
• Christopher Lee, "Administration Rejects Ruling On PR Videos: GAO Called Tapes Illegal Propaganda", Washington Post, March 15, 2005.
• "Scott M. Libin, "Falling for Fake News, PoynterOnline, March 15, 2005.
• "Press Briefing by Scott McClellan", The White House, March 15, 2005.
• "N.Y. Times VNR Piece "Old, Politics-Ridden", O'Dwyers PR Daily, March 15, 2005. (Sub required).
• Ken Herman, "White House to agencies: Ignore GAO's ruling on 'illegal' TV news releases", Cox News Service, March 15, 2005.
• David Miller, "BBC broadcast 'fake' news reports", SpinWatch, March 15, 2005.
• "And Now, the Counterfeit News", Editorial, New York Times, March 16, 2005.
• Eric Boehlert, "Justice: Propaganda is A-OK", Salon, March 16, 2005. (Registration req'd).
• "Viewer Beware", Washington Post, Editorial, March 16, 2005.
• "Transcript to VNR Teleconference", O'Dwyers PR Daily, March 17, 2005. (Sub req'd).
• John Stauber, "PR Execs Undeterred by Fake News "Flap"", John Stauber's blog, March 16, 2005.
• "Hidden News and Government Spin", Letters to the Editor, New York Times, March 16, 2005.
• "VNR Firms Will Meet New Standards", O'Dwyers PR Daily, March 17, 2005.
• "Stauber Debates Fake News on WBUR's "On Point"", John Stauber's blog, March 17, 2005.
• "Bush Administration’s Press Manipulation More Widespread than Previously Thought" (news release), Friends of the Earth, March 17, 2005. Through a Freedom of Information Act request, FOE reports, it uncovered several VNRs produced for the U.S. Department of Interior, in which PR spokepersons Pam Forrester and Porter Versfelt pretended to be reporters.
• "Senator wants FCC probe", O'Dwyers PR Daily, March 18, 2005. (Sub req'd)
• Brooke Gladstone, "News Hole", On The Media, WNYC Radio, March 18, 2005.
• Frank Rich, "Enron: Patron Saint of Bush's Fake News", New York Times, March 20, 2005.
• Erica Iacono, "'NY Times' article stirs VNR debate in press, Congress", PR Week, March 21, 2005. (Sub required).
• Josh Silver, Free Press and John Stauber, Center for Media and Democracy, "Concerned Citizens Flood FCC With Demands to Stop Fake News: 40,000 People Call for a Full Investigation of Government-Produced Propaganda", Media Release, March 21, 2005.
• Melanie McFarland, "Report on government's video news releases is alarming", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 22, 2005.
• Jay Rosen, "Boston University J-School Faculty Takes a Stand on Video News Releases. It's Very Intelligent", PressThink, March 24, 2005.
• Douglas Durden, "Local stations steer clear of VNR footage", Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 25, 2005.
• Marion Just and Tom Rosenstiel, "All the News That's Fed", New York Times, Op/Ed, March 26, 2005.
• Joe Mandese, "The Art of Manufactured News", Broadcasting & Cable, March 28, 2005.
• Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, "Administration, Critics Debate Value of Video News Releases", Fox News, March 30, 2005.
• Kevin McCauley, "VNRs need to be branded", Public Affairs Commentary, O'Dwyers PR Daily, March 30, 2005.
• John Eggerton, "White House's ONDCP Nixes VNRs", Broadcasting & Cable, March 31, 2005.
• Tony Pugh, "Medicare chief not ruling out using video news releases", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 6, 2005.
• U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, "Monitoring CMS’ Vital Signs: Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit, April 5, 2005. (Real Player format of Mark McClellan, Administrator , Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services refusing to rule out use of VNRs).
• Tony Pugh, "Medicare chief not ruling out using video news releases," Philadelphia Inquirer, April 6, 2005.
• "FCC Public Notice to Remind Broadcasters and Cable Operators of Video News Release (VNR) Requirements and Seeking Comment on VNR Use", Federal Communications Commission, April 13, 2005.
• "Statement of Commissioner Michael Copps", Federal Communications Commission, April 13, 2005.
• "Statement of Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein", Federal Communications Commission, April 13, 2005.
• Accuracy in Media, "Senator Clinton and the Fake News Scandal, AIM Report, April 14, 2005.
• Doug Simon D S Simon Productions, "Leading VNR Firm Responds to the Recent FCC Public Notice on Video News Releases", Business Wire, April 14, 2005.
• George W. Bush, "President Addresses American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention", J.W. Marriott Hotel Washington, D.C., April 14, 2005.
• Erica Iacono, "FCC 'clarification' further confuses debate on VNRs", PR Week, April 25 2005. (Sub req'd).
• "Commerce Committee Postpones VNR Hearings", O'Dwyers PR Daily, April 26, 2005. (Sub req'd.)
• "Congress to force agencies to identify video news", Reuters, May 3, 2005.
• Erica Iacono, "Congressional mandate on VNR labels nears approval", PR Week, May 9, 2005. (Sub req'd.)
• Public Relations Society of America, "PRSA President and CEO Judith T. Phair To Testify During Senate Committee Hearing On Pending Video News Release Legislation", Media Release, May 10, 2005.
• Erica Iacono, "Bill containing VNR clause passes in Senate", PR Week, May 11, 2005. (Sub req'd).
• Sherrie Gossett, "More on the "Fake News" Scandal", The Conservative Voice, May 12, 2005.
• "Congress mulls labels for government-produced video 'news', Daytona Beach News Journal, May 13, 2005. (This is a syndicated Cox News Service story).
• Christopher Lee, "Federal Agencies' Disclosure of Prepackaged News Urged", Washington Post, May 13, 2005.
• Shoba Purushothaman, "OP-ED: PR must move past VNRs and embrace new technology", PR Week, May 30, 2005. (Sub req'd.)
• John Eggerton, "Viewers Want VNR IDS, Poll Finds", Broadcasting & Cable, June 13, 2005.
• Audrey Strong, "VNRs: Still viable?", Johnston Wells, June 2005.
• Chris Baker, "TV news colored by dose of PR", The Washington Times, June 29, 2005.
• Wayne Friedman, "New and Emerging Media: Not Just About Branded Entertainment", Media Daily News, September 27, 2005.
• The NewsMarket, "The NewsMarket Sees Record Demand For Digital Delivery Of Video As Breaking Events Dominate News Cycle", Press Release, October 13, 2005.
• "Commerce To Take UP VNR Bill", O'Dwyers PR Daily, October 13, 2005.
• Craig McGuire, "'Narrowcasting' reaps rewards for VNRs", PR Week, October 17 2005.(Sub req'd.)
• "Senate panel pushes disclosure in govt. news", Washington Post, October 20, 2005. (This is a Reuters story).
• Lynda Gledhill, "Governor loses ruling on 'news release' videos: Judge says one-sided productions can mislead public", San Francisco Chronicle, December 2, 2005.

2000-2004

• Candace White and Mark D. Harmon, "How video news releases are used in television broadcasts", Public Relations Society of America, March 2000.
• Mark D. Harmon and Candace White, "How Television News Programs Use Video News Releases", Public Relations Review, Volume 213, June 22, 2001.
• Bob Garfeld with guests Larry Moskowitz] , Deborah Potter, Candace White, Doug Simon and John Stauber, "The Nightly News Sell" , National Public Radio, October 24, 2003.
• Sara Calabro, "PR technique: Winning over television's gatekeepers", PR Week, January 19, 2004.
• Maja Pawinska, "Broadcast PR: Have I got news for you?: TV news broadcasters, hit by tight resources, are more receptive to PR-led stories", PR Week (UK), February 4 2005. (Sub req'd).
• Greg Hazley, "Ethics questioned, VNR pros sound off", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, April 2004, page 1.
• Public Relations Society of America, "Statement of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) on Video News Releases (VNRs)", Media Release, April 20, 2004.
• Paul Griffo, "Spotlight On: Video News Releases:The great VNR debate", Public Relations Tactics, Public Relations Society of America, May 2004.
• Douglas Quenqua, "General Accounting Office found HHS VNRs to have violated federal law", PR Week, May 24 2004.
• Steven Klapow, "Making the News", August 4, 2004.
• "AnimalAttraction.com, A New Online Dating Site for Pet Lovers, to Distribute Free Video News Release Via C-band Satellite Feed," UserPlane Blog, August 18, 2004.
• People for the American Way,"Department of Education Funds Propaganda", Media Release, November 10, 2004.
• Thomas Lang and Zachary Roth, "Video News Releases - They're Everywhere!", CJR Campaign Desk, October 13, 2004. (This article reports on the No Child Left behind VNR).
• Craig McGuire, "VNRs: Extended broadcast", PR Week, December 20, 2004. (Sub req'd).

1992-1999

• Darren Bosik, "TV Guide attack on VNRs is cheap shot, say video pros", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, April, 1992.
• "PRSC developing set of standards codes for VNRs", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, June 1992, page 46.
• Darren Bosik, "Success of 'rotten' VNR told at seminar", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, August 1992.
• "TV Guide calls VNRs 'fake news,' again", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, April 1993, page 10.
• Darren Bosik, "Video producers debate need for VNR ethics code", O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, April 1993, page 1.
• Robert B. Charles, "Video News Releases: News or Advertising?", WorldandI.com, Volume 9, September 1994.
• "Do's and don'ts of VNRs", Public Relations Tactics, Volume 5, Number 6, June 1998, page 19.
• "Video ‘glut’ worries veteran VNR producers", O’Dwyer’s Public PR Services Report, Volume 12 Number 4, April 1998, pages 1, 22-25.
• Douglas Simon, "VNR/SMT packages are a hot PR tool", Public Relations Quarterly, Volume 41, Number 4, Winter 1996/97, pages 36-37.
• Patrick Pharris, "Things to do before distributing your VNR", Public Relations Tactics, Volume 6 Number 6, June 1999, page 20.
• "Answers to the most frequently asked video news release questions", Public Relations Tactics, Volume 6 No 6, June 1999, page 21.