Checkbook Journalism

NBC News' Exclusive With Houston's Hairstylist Comes At A Price

Posted 03.13.2012

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The battle over checkbook journalism at the major networks continues, after NBC News reportedly licensed photos from Whitney Houston's hairstylist. ...

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ABC Will Cover Casey Anthony Without Its Checkbook

Shelley Ross | Posted 10.03.2011

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Shelley Ross

The high cost of paying for interviews has nothing to do with the amount of the check. One can only hope that CBS and NBC follow ABC News as they begin to show the world you can put the toothpaste back in the tube.

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ABC Ends Its Checkbook Journalism

The Huffington Post | Katherine Fung | Posted 09.25.2011

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ABC is ending its controversial practice of paying subjects so-called "licensing fees" for photos and videos in exchange for exclusive interviews. ...

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A Growing Journalism Practice Draws Controversy

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 08.13.2011

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ABC's Chris Cuomo admitted in an interview on CNN that his network paid one of the women in the Anthony Weiner scandal for photos, and he defended the...

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Society Of Professional Journalists Slams NBC For Practicing 'Checkbook Journalism'

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The Society of Professional Journalists condemned NBC News for practicing "checkbook journalism" by chartering a jet that carried a N...

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