A news channel runs a two-minute story on phishing scams. The report features the testimonies of a phishing victim and a computer security expert from a software company. The story narrates how a security product from the company acts as "a first line of defense" against phishing scams. If the report is actually funded by the company, the given scenario would then be an example of:

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The scenario described is an example of a video news release (VNR). A VNR is a pre-produced news segment that is distributed to media outlets for broadcast as part of their regular news programming. In this case, the software company has created a story that is designed to look like a legitimate news report, but is actually a form of advertising for their product.

A News Channel Runs a Two-Minute Story on Phishing Scams