#BBCNewsFAIL: Why Capitalism and News Gathering Often Should Not Mix, originally uploaded by thepetecom.
OK, we all know how companies need to make money to survive, but, most
of the time, I feel like commercialism has no place in news-gathering.
The screencap above is a perfect example.
There's nothing quite like an advertisement for life insurance right
next to a story about someone who got killed.
It all reminds me of the web piece I put together shortly after 911:
thepete.com/thespecialpages/disgustingpeople/
Today or eight years ago, money spent on advertising next to coverage
of death and destruction seems to be money very poorly spent. In
fact, I'd say it's damaging to both the news source and the sponsor to
do it this way.
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