The woman who claimed to have given her 8-year-old daughter Botox injections so she could compete on the kiddie pageant circuit now says that she was put up to tell the story for money by Rupert Murdoch's UK tab the Sun--meanwhile, ABC News' morning show had paid Claire Stevens Limited, the woman's representative, $10,000 to license "exclusive" photos of the story (it's withholding its payment for now in the wake of the allegations):
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/dizzying-tale-botox-mom-131935 The problem here is that although the networks are obeying in spirit their rules against payment of sources or interviewees, in many cases they are paying reps of tabloid stories license fees in the rush to beat their competition on the air for what grabs viewers more than discussions of the economy or overseas politics, especially on the morning shows. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
