Why Won't Journalists Follow the Money?

Why Won't Journalists Follow the Money?

Mintz criticizes the unwillingness of journalists to reveal corporate funding sources behind "think tanks" whose experts they quote on policy issues. He cites the case of ExxonMobil's financial backing of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and shows how reporters often quote C...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nieman reports 2005-07, Vol.59 (2), p.17
1. Verfasser: Mintz, Morton
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Climate change
Corporate image
Editors
Environmental impact
Funding
Global warming
Journalistic ethics
Journalists
Libertarianism
Petroleum industry
Political leadership
Propaganda
Public interest
Reporters
Social accounting
Think tanks
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Zusammenfassung:Mintz criticizes the unwillingness of journalists to reveal corporate funding sources behind "think tanks" whose experts they quote on policy issues. He cites the case of ExxonMobil's financial backing of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) and shows how reporters often quote CEI "flacks" on topics such as global warming without informing readers of this industry connection.
ISSN:0028-9817