All the Fake News that's Fit to Air

In a repeat of the faked Medicare "news stories" earlier this year, the Bush administration is doing the same with the No Child Left Behind Law. The "stories" are actually VNRs -- Video News Releases. They tout the great things and none of the bad going on with the law. And they're presented as if they are actual news stories -- ready for a local TV station to put on the air as is. There are a lot of ethical problems with this for journalists -- none for the PR people who churn them out. But it seems the administration could be sued by Comedy Central. Afterall, "fake news" is The Daily Show's schtick. (LAT)