News… Or Advertising?
So.. did anyone else catch the fake news/advertising section in the Des Moines Register yesterday? Two stories written in “news” format with headlines, and author and a byline appeared hawking an arthritis drug and collectible money sheets or somesuch.
A note to the Register editors: it does not help your reporting credibility to print “newsy” looking pages with a bare minimum notice that the “Unversal Media Syndicate” advertisements were paid advertising. Not only do such things look like you’re making poor editorial decisions, it makes it look like the Register has an interest in the sales of the nonsense products as well.
- Sousy