WHAS-11, ABC (TV Station)

Fake TV News: A CMD Special Report

This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's special report, Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed. Click here to read the report summary.

WHAS-11 is a Louisville, Kentucky television station and an affiliate of the ABC television network.

Station Owner

Belo Corporation

Use of Video News Releases and/or Satellite Media Tours

In the 11pm news bulletin on June 11, 2005 the station broadcast an edited and re-voiced version of a video news release produced by MultiVu for the American Dental Association on saliva testing for diseases. [1]

Contact Details

WHAS-TV Channel 11
520 W. Chestnut Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (Switch):502/582-7711
Fax: 502/582-7279
Fax (News): 502/585-5992
Web: http://www.whas11.com/

SourceWatch Resources

• Audio news releases
• B-Roll
• Brand Hype
• Branded Entertainment
• Media releases
• Satellite Media Tours
• Radio Media Tours
• Public Service Announcements
• Video news releases: PR for California's Schwarzenegger administration

External links

• Diane Farsetta and Daniel Price, "Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed: A multimedia report on television newsrooms' use of material provided by PR firms on behalf of paying clients", Center for Media and Democracy, April 6, 2006.