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http://www.ircblog.org/archives/1930_1321467639/43750

With the ownership of major media outlets securely in the hands of big bad corporations, it's surprising that journalistic ethics are still discussed with such reverence. Certainly the

Who's Using VNRs? Amnesty International The Nature Conservancy Greenpeace USA International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

controversy over the US government's use of the Video News Release - somewhere along the spectrum between spoon-fed propaganda and a public service for busy news editors, depending on who you ask - has left a certain bad aftertaste among those of us who try to follow higher principles in our work.

Unfortunately for the purists, the video news release is still with us, is still being widely used, and may even be the right thing for your organization.