Los Angeles, CA —Back when the mainstream media had money the sensational hidden camera story was all the rage.   Ambiguous privacy laws, deep pockets and lawyers changed the game, at least for well-healed broadcasters. The days of big broadcasters using hidden cameras has ended because of the omnipresent specter of expensive litigation. The landmark case that changed everything was in 1992 when ABC News, PrimeTime Live did a revealing hidden video exposé of the Food Lion supermarket chain’s really disgusting meat marketing deeds. Food Lion was selling outdated meat to unsuspecting shoppers.   ABC claimed the practice was a health hazard but allowed six months to pass before airing their story for the industry sweeps time.   I guess it wasn’t that serious of a health threat after all. It’s a safe bet that Food Lion would never have let ABC News come unannounced in with cameras, inspectors and reporters to show the public what they were actually buy...