Payola occurs when a person or entity fails to disclose that they provided or promised to provide money, services, or other consideration in exchange for the inclusion of program matter in a broadcast before the broadcast occurs, in...
communications
spam
Spam is internet slang for unsolicited commercial email (UCE) or unsolicited bulk email (UBE). These emails are received involuntarily and usually contain advertisements for products or services. According to Indiana University, email spam...
sponsorship disclosure
Sponsorship disclosure is a legal requirement in radio, television, and more recently, social media, requiring stations and promoters to identify the sources of sponsored materials.
The Code of Federal Regulations defines...
video news release
Video news releases, also known as prepackaged news stories, are video segments created or funded by private corporations or government agencies to appear like standard news programs. When these segments are aired without disclosing their...