Brought to You by...Big Oil?: Washington Post hides industry sponsorship of energy debate

FAIR | Sep. 14, 2012 (Comment)

The Washington Post had a two-page spread in its September 11 edition devoted to a "debate" on energy policy. But industry critics were missing from the picture. Why? Perhaps because the oil industry, undisclosed to Post readers, was sponsoring the discussion. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, Business, Sci/Tech, Media
Topics: Global Warming, Money and Politics, Oil and Gas, Ethics in Journalism, Journalism, Mainstream Media
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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Sep 14, 2012 - 12:17 PM PDT
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Sep 16, 2012 - 11:22 AM PDT

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Entirely missing from this “debate” were environmentalists or any strong critics of the fossil fuel industry. More »

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