WPIX-11, WB (TV Station)

WPIX-11 is a New York, New York television station and an affiliate of the WB television network.

Station Owner
Tribune Company

Use of Video News Releases and/or Satellite Media Tours
In the 7am news bulletin on November 9, 2005 the station broadcast an edited and re-voiced version of a video news release produced by D S Simon Productions for Trend Micro on e-mail 'phishing' scams. The VNR was incorporated into a nationally syndicated TV segment hosted by "CyberGuy" Kurt Knutsson. 

The station was documented airing a video news release by the Center for Media and Democracy, in its November 2006 report "Still Not the News: Stations Overwhelmingly Fail to Disclose VNRs.

Contact Details
WPIX-WB11 220 East 42nd Street, New York, NY 10017 Phone: (212) 949-1100 Phone (News): (212) 210-2411 Fax: 212-210-2591 Web:http://wb11.trb.com/

SourceWatch Resources

 * Audio news releases
 * B-Roll
 * Brand Hype
 * Branded Entertainment
 * Media releases
 * Satellite Media Tours
 * Radio Media Tours
 * Public Service Announcements
 * Video news releases: PR for California's Schwarzenegger administration