Guest Norman Solomon writes about Beck’s enthusiasm for “full disclosure”:

Our segment, the producer said, would focus on a recent NBC news report praising the virtues of energy-efficient LED light bulbs without acknowledging that the network’s parent company, General Electric, sells them. I figured it was a safe bet that Beck’s enthusiasm for full disclosure from media would be selective.

A few hours later, I was staring into a camera lens at the CNN bureau in San Francisco while Beck launched into his opening. What had occurred on the “NBC Nightly News,” he explained, “was at best a major breach of journalistic integrity.” And he pointed out: “The problem isn’t what NBC is promoting. It’s what they’re not disclosing.”

…read the transcript

Professional Jackass Glenn Beck had Norman Solomon on his show to dish the dirt on who owns the other corporate media empires, never suspecting that Solomon might actually criticize CNN on its own turf. Solomon is a media critic, longtime associate of FAIR, and founder of the Institute for Public Accuracy. This clip may not be suitable for younger audiences since Solomon is seen teabagging CNN with his giant brass balls for marketing itself as the “most trusted name in news” without disclosing the fact that it profits from war and has billions at stake in internet deregulation and net neutrality. It’s worth remembering that CNN also shapes our presidential debates through the filter of an AIPAC mouthpiece to keep a truly anti-war candidate from becoming president.

h/t Brasscheck TV