The VNR mini-scandal took a sadly predictable turn earlier this month.
Two media and marketing watchdog groups issued a new report showing that the use of unlabeled VNRs by local TV "news" programs was continuing even in the face of heightened scrutiny.
The report, from Free Press and the Center for Media and Democracy, was an updated litany of behavior that runs from queasy-making to flat-out unethical. No doubt, it's lamentable to cheat the viewers in this way. The practice should ...