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[bryant]

Westwood One Radio Network is owned by Infinity, a subsidiary of Viacom. Viacom’s other properties include CBS. CBS just refused to run issue advertisements during the Super Bowl.

Oddly, on the Westwood One pregame Super Bowl show, I just heard two advertisements for LDS Family Services. I didn’t find either of them objectionable; they were both pro-adoption ads designed to encourage people to give unwanted children up for adoption. I’m pretty sure they both counted as issue ads.

CBS is making up policies as it goes along.

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Corporations aren't monolithic

[amberley.livejournal.com]

Or perhaps Westwood One and CBS have different policies. Not every decision is made at the very tip-top and forced all the way down every tentacle of the corporate octopus.

I for one welcome the lack of political ads during the superbowl, unless they were funny, like Dean herding cats or something.

Re: Corporations aren't monolithic

[bryant]

Yeah, but it's fair to ask why ethical policies aren't consistent.

And hey, you got political ads. I liked the Shards O' Glass one, myself.

Re: Corporations aren't monolithic

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

"truth" ads usually make me want to go buy a carton and light up, just to give the bird to their smarmy smugfuck selves. But shards o' glass made me laugh my ass off.