Air America on ABC Ad Blacklist

[Don A.]

I've seen this FAIR story before.

However, this is nothing new.

There is a reason this story is sinking into the memory hole.....because
it's not news.  There have always been advertisers who have preferred not to
be in any controversial programming.

There are advertisers and agencies who have a "Country" ban...or a "Black
radio" ban.

Some don't want to be on Stern, etc.

The memo (if I understand this situation correctly) in that is referenced is
for ABC stations that might be picking up an AA show.

And advertisers who are buying ABC radio, want their ads running in ABC
programs, not AA programs.

Unless of course you think this is part of Hillary's "vast right-wing
conspiracy".

;-)

D


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun Hayes" <hishaun@hotmail.com>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Air America on ABC Ad Blacklist


The issue of free speech on commercial radio goes deeper than the
ability of some right-wing jerk to pick on overweight sexual minorities.

Given the close ties between monopoly-controled media and
its major advertisers, its probably not surprising that this story is
sinking
into the memory hole.  Here's the link if you've missed it.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2983

Josh Silver and Bob McChesney comment:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-silver/air-americas-abc-blackli_b_33123.html

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