Mark Wilde writes: > i appreciate britt robson's full disclosure in his > city pages article school funding, and it brings up > some good questions. what responsibility do media > outlets have in identifing conflicts of interest. > > www.citypages.com/databank/22/1095/article9985.asp > > for example kfan radio is owned by clear channel > communication i.e. carl pohlad. when they are > reporting on stadium issues they don't say this every > time and i am sure a lot of their listeners do not > know about the connection.
I think you're mistaken; Vikings owner Red McCombs owns Clear Channel. Still a conflict, but the KFAN announcers - self-mocking types; I used to be one - point out this conflict regularly. (KFAN also profits as the broadcast partner of the Vikes, but that's a pretty evident conflict that I think most listeners understand.) More could probably be done, but they do more than you may think. It's a little hard to have a constant disclaimer on the radio. David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 Host of a lightly listened-to KFAN morning show, 1995-96, RIP _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
