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The Center for Media and Democracy has come up with fun new awards for public-relations fiascos. They’re called (what else?) the “Falsies,” and they honor “the people and players responsible for polluting our information environment.” Mmm, yummy.
First on the 2004 list (and in this case, first = worst) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services video news release touting the Medicare reform law. The video, which aired on 40 stations, was scrutinized by many other media outlets for being passed off as legitimate news.
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