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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 05:41 AM
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Wash. Post drops sponsorship of Pentagon event
Edited on Wed Aug-17-05 05:42 AM by madeline_con
Wash. Post drops sponsorship of Pentagon event
Tue Aug 16, 2005 12:39 AM ET

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The Post article said the newspaper had notified the Department of Defense that it would no longer donate public service advertising space to promote the Pentagon walk.
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http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2005-08-16T043827Z_01_DIT616700_RTRIDST_0_POLITICS-MEDIA-POST-WALK-DC.XML


EDIT sorry if this is a dupe, guys...
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Smarmie Doofus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 05:57 AM
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1. "...question the objectivity of the Post's news coverage"?
Impossible.
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:14 AM
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3. They have to sound all concerned about objectivity
when they say "The Pentagon will no longer be receiving free advertising for their Ultra-right self-pleasuring warfest."

:eyes:
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:05 AM
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2. Now we have to do something about Subways. WWJD?
What Would Jared Do?

See prior thread:

Boycott Subway - Korporate Sponsor "America Supports You Freedom Walk"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=106x21522

Subway Headquarters
325 Bic Drive
Milford, CT 06460 USA
Tel.(203) 877-4281 / (800) 888-4848

(Call and ask for Media / Public Relations).
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madeline_con Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:16 AM
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4. Oh, it's about a boycottt...
news is a tough biz.

I wasn't aware of the Sub situation....
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Cronus Protagonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 06:56 AM
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5. Oh yeah, AFTER they already sponsored it!
Couldn't they have made that decision BEFORE they published the ads for free?

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13
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