FCC Fines TV Stations for Airing Video News Releases
March 26, 2011
WMGM-TV in southern New Jersey and KMSP Minneapolis were each fined $4,000 by the Federal Communications Commission for including video news releases (VNRs) in news programming without disclosing their origins. WMGM, an NBC affiliate, is owned by Access.1 Communications Corp., and KMSP is owned by Fox TV Stations.
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