Conned news

• Autores: Steven Bodzin
• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 52, Nº. 4, 2014
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article looks at how news organizations are targeted by frauds in an effort to promote a scam or legitimize schemes by gaining coverage from newsrooms. It cites the example of Arevenca, an Aruba-based oil company, which gained attention in 2011 after announcing a $2 trillion oil trade deal that was covered by Spanish news agency EFE. The article goes on to discuss allegations of fraud against Arevenca president Francisco Javier González who has a history of using news coverage to support business crimes.