Houston Public Media says it is temporarily suspending some of its sponsored content for review, about a week after they first faced criticism for a paid Chevron segment that some viewers said could be easily confused with independent news reporting.
Houston Public Media said Tuesday that it is temporarily suspending some of its sponsored content for review.Houston Public Media said Tuesday that it is temporarily suspending some of its sponsored content for review, about a week after the nonprofit news organization first faced criticism for a paid Chevron segment that some viewers said could be easily confused with independent news reporting.
Last week, Houston Public Media, the local public television and public radio affiliate, announced it had pulled the Chevron segment amid uproar over its lack of designation as paid, sponsored content.
One longtime media analyst, Nieman Lab founder Joshua Benton, called the segment “really terrible.” Science writer Brian Kahn said on Twitter that it was “absolutely bonkers” and “a huge conflict of interest.”In a Tuesday email to Houston Public Media staff, General Manager Lisa Shumate again apologized for the Chevron segment, which she said was “intended to share information about the energy transition.
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