Take Action on SuperPACs and Misleading Advertising
TV and radio stations are required to air political ads from candidates for federal office, Jamieson points out, but that rule doesn’t apply to third-party advertising; station managers run those at their own discretion. Jamieson is calling on regular citizens to encourage their local TV stations to reject misleading political ads. But can conscience defeat cash? Jamieson’s website, Flackcheck.org, makes it easy for users to contact their local station managers.
Watch Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center make her case [at the link].