Iberdrola Advertising in the Press & Sun-Bulletin
By Jim Willis on May 19, 2008 in Business, Energy, Government & Politics | Printable Version
Iberdrola is a Spanish company looking to buy out Energy East, parent of New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG), our local electric monopoly. I’ve written about my opposition to this purchase before:
- NYSEG Covers Up Alternative Bids in Favor of Spanish Company Takeover
- Sale of NYSEG to Spanish Company Iberdrola Hits Big Roadblock
- NYSEG Selling Out to Foreign Ownership
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) is doing their best to prevent the sale–kudos to them. But Iberdrola is not going away quietly. I saw this interesting advertisement online at the Press & Sun-Bulletin website, right at the top of the page (click the image to see full size):
The odd time or two I’ve purchased the print version of the P&SB, I believe I’ve also seen large full-page ads from Iberdrola there as well. In publishing there is something known as the “Chinese Wall” between ad sales and editorial. It means there is supposed to be an imaginary wall between the two and one (the sales department) should not influence the other (the editorial department). People in the publishing business know that’s not necessarily how it works in the real world.
I wonder when, if ever, we’ll see a negative story in the P&SB about the Iberdrola/Energy East deal, the way we see an endless parade of negative stories about Bush/Cheney? Does anyone seriously doubt there’s a left-leaning bias (and economic self-interest) in P&SB reporting?
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