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Native Advertising: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

A John Oliver Last Week Tonight segment on native advertising, showing how ads are disguised as editorial content in news media, including BuzzFeed and major newspapers.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a funny, clear explanation of native advertising whenever sponsored content in media is discussed.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2014, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “I highly recommend taking the next 11 minutes to watch John Oliver talk about native advertising”

    John Oliver explains native advertising.

    aaronbrethorst, 2014-09 · Strong recommendation · in “The invasion of corporate news”

  2. “Watch John Oliver's Last Week Tonight video segment on native advertisement”

    John Oliver segment on native advertising including BuzzFeed.

    TruffleLabs, 2014-08 · Recommendation · in “BuzzFeed Raises $50M from Andreessen Horowitz”

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Topics: native advertising, sponsored content, journalism, john oliver, media

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