John Oliver on Sponsored Content in Local News
LastWeekTonight · Commentary · 21 min · 2021 · YouTube title: Sponsored Content: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Why it's here
HN links it in threads about native advertising and disguised ads as a good, funny overview of sponsored content passing as news.
What it covers
A Last Week Tonight segment on sponsored content in local news. John Oliver explains why local news integrity matters and how paid content disguised as news erodes it.