News outlets producing ‘covert marketing’ for McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s, study finds

Exclusive: Researchers also say ‘implied endorsement’ raises public health concerns, given poor nutritional quality of the foodsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFast food chains are successfully influencing news outlets to produce “covert marketing” for their brands, a new study has found.The study, led by the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health, analysed all press releases from McDonald’s, KFC and Domino&rsqu