Re: Verizon coverage and sponsorships

["Brian T. Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>]

I've been listening to the ads by the strikers whining about work 
conditions and all they've done is lessen what little sympathy I had for 
them in the workplace.  Don't these folks realize that by disparaging their 
employer publicly their shooting themselves in the foot?  If Verizon is 
such a bad company, I'll take my telephone business to MCI (with whom I 
already have 2 local lines).  As more people adopt that attitude, Verizon 
will cut back its staffing and the whiners are now out of a job.

I agree that its awkward when the radio news is brought to you by Verizon 
Wireless and the lead story is about the strike...

Brian

At 11:22 AM 8/18/00 -0400, Chuckigo@aol.com wrote:
>Has anyone else noticed how awkward it seems to watch, as an example, the
>channel 5 early newscasts (5pm) and see that portions are "Brought to you by
>Verizon" right after the anchor reads the tease for the strike story?
>    i know that in radio, as an example, if there is a plane crash, the
>announcer/producer/anchor usually makes sure the airline spots, if any are
>logged, are removed from the news spot-slots so that there's not a tease or a
>story preceeding or following the commercial.
>    yes, i know that Verizon is running a series of informational spots to
>their customers about "their side" of the story, hoping that customers will
>hold firm and be patient.  moreso needed now with the advent of true, local
>competition (RCN, cable modems, DSL companies, etc).  but when the sponsor is
>the story, one might think that items such as sponsorship billboards would be
>postponed until the "difficulties" are resolved.
>
>- -Chuck Igo

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