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*[[FCC ]] Commissioner [[Jonathan Adelstein ]] is taking aim at covert commercialization in the [[media]]. Branding commercialism a "pernicious symptom of consolidation," he asked viewers to start recording examples of [[product placementsplacement]]s, [[VNR]]s, or a news segment that looked like an ad, check and see whether there is a disclosure anywhere, and if not, file a formal complaint. (Broadcasting & Cable, tip from [[Benton Foundation]]) [http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA603468.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP] Sources: ''[[Media for Democracy]]'' cited by ''[[MediaChannel.org]]'' 25 May 2005

*'''[[Democracy Now!]]''' is a national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America.Pioneering the largest public media collaboration in the U.S., Democracy Now! is broadcast on [[Pacifica Radio]], community, and [[National Public Radio ]] stations, public access cable television stations, satellite television (on Free Speech TV, channel 9415 of the [[DISH Network]]), shortwave radio and the internet. The program is hosted by award-winning journalists [[Amy Goodman ]] and [[Juan Gonzalez ]] and produced out of the Downtown Community Television Center, a community media center in New York City's Chinatown (shown to the right).