Transcript: `Consumer Reports' Maintains Trust of Its Readers

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For sixty years, "Consumer Reports" has functioned as a consumer advocate by testing everything from autos to shoe polish. It has maintainedits independence, but some companies complain its testing is slow.

ROBERT SIEGEL, Host: Sixty years ago this May, a new magazine was published that would go on to have an enormous impact on American buying practices. It's name was Consumer Reports, and it set out to test and report on the reliability and durability of various household products, everything from hot water bottles to shoe polish. Since 1936, Consumer Reports' circulation has grown to 4.6 million, making it one of the nation's 10 best-selling ...

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