TV news programs ignore false claims in the thousands of political ads that pay their bills

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TV news programs ignore false claims in the thousands of political ads that pay their bills

Josh Levy from Free Press sez, “My colleague Tim Karr just released a report exposing the billions spent on political ads around the country — and how that money is pocketed by local TV…

via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2012/09/28/tv-news-programs-ignore-false.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

Tim Karr just released a report exposing the billions spent on political ads around the country — and how that money is pocketed by local TV stations. Are these stations offering any local news coverage to debunk the lies in these ads? Are they exposing the deep-pocketed interests behind the groups buying ad time? The short answer is: No

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