Click on the station links below for details on how each television newsroom incorporated video news releases (VNRs) and/or related satellite media tours (SMTs) into their news broadcasts, without adequate disclosure to viewers. Click on the client links below for more information on the VNR they funded and how it was used across all stations.
You can also download the station list in PDF format.
City |
State |
VNRs/SMTs |
Clients
|
| WBRC-6 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
Birmingham |
AL |
1 |
Panasonic |
| WHNT-19 |
CBS |
New York Times |
Huntsville |
AL |
1 |
Flower Promotion Organization |
| KAIT-8 |
ABC |
Liberty Corporation |
Jonesboro |
AR |
2 |
Trend Micro, Cadillac |
| KGUN-9 |
ABC |
Journal Broadcast Group |
Tucson |
AZ |
2 |
Panasonic, Knowledge Adventure |
| KABC-7 |
ABC |
ABC/Disney |
Los Angeles |
CA |
1 |
Quest Diagnostics |
| KCBS-2 |
CBS |
Viacom |
Los Angeles |
CA |
1 |
NetTrekker |
| KEYT-3 |
ABC |
Smith Broadcasting Group |
Santa Barbara |
CA |
1 |
Texas Instruments |
| KMAX-31 |
UPN |
Viacom |
Sacramento |
CA |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| KPIX-5 |
CBS |
Viacom |
San Francisco |
CA |
1 |
Pfizer |
| KTLA-5 |
WB |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Los Angeles |
CA |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| KTXL-40 |
Fox |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Sacramento |
CA |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| KRDO-13 |
ABC |
Pikes Peak Broadcasting |
Colorado Springs |
CO |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| KWGN-2 |
WB |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Denver |
CO |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| The Daily Buzz |
Synd. |
Acme Communications |
National |
FL |
1 |
Victoria's Secret |
| WBBH-2 |
NBC |
Waterman Broadcasting |
Ft. Myers |
FL |
1 |
Capital One |
| WBFS-33 |
UPN |
Viacom |
Miami |
FL |
1 |
Towers Perrin |
| WJXT-4 |
IND |
Post-Newsweek Corporation |
Jacksonville |
FL |
1 |
Subway |
| WGCL-46 |
CBS |
Meredith Corporation |
Atlanta |
GA |
1 |
Flower Promotion Organization |
| WRDW-12 |
CBS |
Gray Communications |
Augusta |
GA |
1 |
AdSpace Networks |
| WTVM-9 |
ABC |
Raycom Media |
Columbus |
GA |
2 |
AICPA, DaimlerChrysler |
| KGAN-2 |
CBS |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Cedar Rapids |
IA |
1 |
Subway |
| WCIA-3 |
CBS |
Nexstar Broadcasting |
Champaign |
IL |
1 |
Siemens AG |
| WGN-9 |
WB |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Chicago |
IL |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| WFXW-38 |
Fox |
Nexstar Broadcasting |
Terre Haute |
IN |
1 |
General Mills |
| WRTV-6 |
ABC |
McGraw-Hill |
Indianapolis |
IN |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| WSJV-28 |
Fox |
Quincy Newspapers |
South Bend |
IN |
1 |
General Motors |
| WXIN-59 |
Fox |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Indianapolis |
IN |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| WHAS-11 |
ABC |
Belo Corporation |
Louisville |
KY |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| KSLA-12 |
CBS |
Raycom Media |
Shreveport |
LA |
1 |
General Motors |
| KTBS-3 |
ABC |
Edwin Wray |
Shreveport |
LA |
1 |
Panasonic |
| WBRZ-2 |
ABC |
Manship Media |
Baton Rouge |
LA |
1 |
Siemens AG |
| WVUE-8 |
Fox |
Emmis Communications |
New Orleans |
LA |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| WHDH-7 |
NBC |
Sunbeam Television |
Boston |
MA |
1 |
Toshiba |
| WBFF-45 |
Fox |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Baltimore |
MD |
1 |
Heinz |
| WBOC-16 |
CBS |
Draper Communications |
Salisbury |
MD |
3 |
Siemens VDO, General Motors, General Mills |
| WILX-10 |
NBC |
Gray Communications |
Lansing |
MI |
2 |
General Motors, General Mills |
| WJBK-2 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
Detroit |
MI |
2 |
NetTrekker, Cadillac |
| WWTV-9 |
CBS |
Heritage Broadcasting Co. |
Cadillac |
MI |
1 |
General Motors |
| KAAL-6 |
ABC |
Hubbard Broadcasting |
Rochester |
MN |
1 |
Pfizer |
| KFJX-14 |
Fox |
Surtsey Media |
Joplin/Pittsburg |
MO/KS |
1 |
Siemens AG |
| KTVI-2 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
St. Louis |
MO |
2 |
Masterfoods,Trend Micro |
| WDAF-4 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
Kansas City |
MO |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| WCCB-18 |
Fox |
Bahakel Communications |
Charlotte |
NC |
1 |
Knowledge Adventure |
| WCTI-12 |
ABC |
Lamco Communications |
New Bern |
NC |
3 |
Panasonic, Sallie Mae, DaimlerChrysler |
| WGHP-8 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
Greensboro |
NC |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| WLFL-22 |
WB |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Raleigh |
NC |
1 |
Panasonic |
| KASA-2 |
Fox |
Raycom Media |
Albuquerque |
NM |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| KTNV-13 |
ABC |
Journal Broadcast Group |
Las Vegas |
NV |
1 |
Siemens AG |
| NY1 |
Cable |
Time Warner |
New York |
NY |
1 |
Sandals Resorts |
| WCBS-2 |
CBS |
Viacom |
New York |
NY |
1 |
Leiner Health Products |
| WKBW-7 |
ABC |
Granite Broadcasting |
Buffalo |
NY |
1 |
Heinz |
| WPIX-11 |
WB |
Tribune Broadcasting |
New York |
NY |
1 |
Trend Micro |
| WSYR-9 |
ABC |
Clear Channel |
Syracuse |
NY |
1 |
Bioibérica, Stiefel Laboratories |
| Ohio News Network |
Cable |
Dispatch Broadcast Group |
Cleveland |
OH |
1 |
Siemens VDO |
| WCPO-9 |
ABC |
E.W. Scripps Company |
Cincinnati |
OH |
2 |
Stiefel Laboratories, Flower Promotion Organization |
| WSYX-6 |
ABC |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Columbus |
OH |
1 |
Panasonic |
| WYTV-33 |
ABC |
Chelsey Broadcasting |
Youngstown |
OH |
1 |
Stiefel Laboratories |
| KOKH-25 |
Fox |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Oklahoma City |
OK |
6 |
Trend Micro, Panasonic, Intel, Cadillac, Chemistry.com, Towers Perrin |
| KYW-3 |
CBS |
Viacom |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1 |
Bioibérica |
| WHP-21 |
CBS |
Clear Channel |
Harrisburg |
PA |
2 |
Subway, Flower Promotion Organization |
| WNEP-16 |
ABC |
New York Times |
Wilkes-Barre |
PA |
1 |
Leiner Health Products |
| WPGH-53 |
Fox |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
1 |
Panasonic |
| WPMT-43 |
Fox |
Tribune Broadcasting |
Harrisburg |
PA |
1 |
General Motors |
| WPVI-6 |
ABC |
ABC/Disney |
Philadelphia |
PA |
1 |
Panasonic |
| WLTX-19 |
CBS |
Gannett Broadcasting |
Columbia |
SC |
1 |
Texas Instruments |
| WHBQ-13 |
Fox |
Fox/News Corporation |
Memphis |
TN |
1 |
American Dental Association |
| WKRN-2 |
ABC |
Young Broadcasting |
Nashville |
TN |
1 |
Jackson Hewitt |
| KLBK-13 |
CBS |
Nexstar Broadcasting |
Lubbock |
TX |
1 |
Siemens VDO |
| KLST-8 |
CBS |
Nexstar Broadcasting |
San Angelo |
TX |
1 |
Flower Promotion Organization |
| KOSA-7 |
CBS |
ICA Broadcasting |
Odessa |
TX |
2 |
Siemens, General Motors |
| KYTX-19 |
CBS |
Max Media of Montana |
Tyler |
TX |
3 |
Knowledge Adventure, Subway, General Mills |
| KZTV-10 |
CBS |
Eagle Creek Broadcasting |
Corpus Christi |
TX |
1 |
Cadillac |
| WFAA-8 |
ABC |
Belo Corporation |
Dallas |
TX |
1 |
Bioibérica |
| WCYB-5 |
NBC |
BlueStone Television |
Bristol |
VA |
1 |
Texas Instruments |
| WHSV-3 |
ABC |
Gray Communications |
Harrisonburg |
VA |
1 |
DaimlerChrysler |
| WVTV-18 |
WB |
Sinclair Broadcasting |
Milwaukee |
WI |
1 |
Masterfoods |
| WVVA-6 |
NBC |
Quincy Newspapers |
Bluefield |
WV |
1 |
Matrixx Initiatives |
