The Vitae Foundation filed a complaint with the Washington News Council (WNC) today about a story NPR Seattle affiliate KUOW ran on April 13.
In the story, they took issue with the Vitae Foundation’s billboard campaign in Seattle and its website, www.YourOptions.com. The station falsely asserted that each was “misleading.” KUOW reporter Meghan Walker never contacted Vitae for comment about the billboards or website. Her only contact for the story was a Planned Parenthood representative. The story was, in essence, a Planned Parenthood editorial about Vitae’s message. Vitae is asking the WNC to investigate KUOW’s violations of its own ethics policy regarding this story.
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In the story, they took issue with the Vitae Foundation’s billboard campaign in Seattle and its website, www.YourOptions.com. The station falsely asserted that each was “misleading.” KUOW reporter Meghan Walker never contacted Vitae for comment about the billboards or website. Her only contact for the story was a Planned Parenthood representative. The story was, in essence, a Planned Parenthood editorial about Vitae’s message. Vitae is asking the WNC to investigate KUOW’s violations of its own ethics policy regarding this story.
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