2013: Op-Ed's used as propaganda

  • The Wall Street Journal has repeatedly published op-ed pieces related to environmental issues without noting that the op-ed's writers were tied to industries affected by environmental regulation.
  • The Wall Street Journal and Las Vegas Review-Journal published op-eds from the Employment Policies Institute to push claims about labor issues without noting the group is closely connected to the fast food industry.
  • FoxNews.com published an op-ed from Colin Hanna arguing against film industry regulation without   disclosing his organization has received money to promote the film industry.
  • The New York Times published an op-ed defending cable broadband without noting the writer's group has received money from the cable industry's chief lobbying group.
  • USA Today published an op-ed from a group attacking Media Matters for purportedly engaging "in the 21st century's version of book burning" by "target[ing] advertisers on shows such as Rush Limbaugh and Fox News." The paper didn't disclose that the group receives financial support from the very media companies that have a business interest in preventing such actions.

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