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?CONSUMER ADVOCATES? want FCC to regulate political ads. Of course they do. But while we?re talkin?

By Glenn Reynolds

“CONSUMER ADVOCATES” want FCC to regulate political ads. Of course they do. But while we’re talking about the need for disclosure, how about having newspapers note on every story about unions that the Newspaper Guild is a member of the CWA, and that reporting on unions may be influenced by reporters’ affiliations? Or requiring similar disclosures that the local NPR affiliate gets donations from the teachers’ union? In the interest of consumer information, don’t y’know?

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on March 22, 2011 (boomark / email).