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Questionable 'News' of Government Video Packages

By Mike Pesca

Published April 10, 2005 at 9:00 PM PDT

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In recent years, the government has increasingly used video news releases as a public relations tool. Most VNRs are commissioned by private industry and aired on local news stations, but viewers are often unaware of the source of the "news" they just saw.

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Mike Pesca

Mike Pesca first reached the airwaves as a 10-year-old caller to a New York Jets-themed radio show and has since been able to parlay his interests in sports coverage as a National Desk correspondent for NPR based in New York City.