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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRUSH Fiasco "Sending Chill Up The Spine Of Radio Advertisers & Programmers"
............the Rush fiasco is sending a chill up the spine of radio advertisers and programmers. Yes, yes, they do have spines.
Talkers magazine the bible of the talk radio industry says that theyre hearing from advertising reps that major advertisers are issuing yet another round of no controversial programming dictates. That could be HUGE especially for political talk radio, which is largely a conservative turf.
Said Talkers:
http://www.talkers.com/
http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2012/03/07/dozens-of-advertisers-leaving-rush-limbaugh-industry-scaredvideo/?tsp=1
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)something like this: "Here on NPR we don't have shock jocks. We just provide facts and news coverage."
Had to read this to a friend, and her response, "Hell yes. Dude, go back to playing music. No one wants to hear, I hate, hate, hate all the time. Play some Muddy Waters or something."
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)...
JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)indepat
(20,899 posts)hate radio. If only this edict will be followed by rockets up the asses of all who broadcast, purvey, or sponsor venemous hate, how sweet it would be.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)Vincardog
(20,234 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Bout time that boil on the ass of humanity gets lanced!
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)Do not let them play dead, this time, we burn the corpse to ashes and scatter the ashes to the four winds!
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)This time it's going to be different.
I like, though, how the advertisers jump to precisely the wrong conclusion: "No controversial programming." No, it's not "controversial" in the sense that there's some animated discussion. That vile human being has conducted a week-long jihad against American women for no other reason than his own misogyny. I'm fine with controversy. I'm not so fine with relentless, mindless bigotry and chauvinism, and here's a surprise for you advertisers, neither are about 90% of people. You want to advertise to a lizard-brained 10% of the population that would need to be dragged kicking and screaming into a 17th Century mentality? Be my guest, and advertise all you want on that vile human being's daily show. But if your business plan is intended to sell a product to the other 90% of the population, you might want to reconsider your ad-buying decisions.
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)too bad right wingers can't come to terms with that fact. Their bigotry is NOT just a point of view.... it's bigotry and their efforts to normalize their "point of views" has been their way of spreading their bigotry over the airwaves and on tv (Fox News).
LoZoccolo
(29,393 posts)When it was in effect, they could somewhat disclaim what they aired when they aired political material because they had to give "equal time". Now it's their decision and they're regretting being responsible for it.