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Laura Martz: A "too controversial" question finally gets asked |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <nettime-l-temp@material.net> is the temporary home of the nettime-l list while desk.nl rebuilds its list-serving machine. please continue to send messages to <nettime-l@desk.nl> and your commands to <majordomo@desk.nl>. nettime-l-temp should be active for approximately 2 weeks (11-28 Jun 99). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 10:02:01 +0200 From: Laura Martz <laura@vermilion-sands.com> To: nettime-l@desk.nl Subject: A "too controversial" question finally gets asked >"Is economic 'progress' killing the planet?" reads the question that will >be broadcast to millions of North American viewers as President Clinton and >Prime Minister Chretien head to the G7 Summit in Koln, Germany, June >18-20th. Produced by Adbusters Media Foundation, this controversial >television spot urges the public and the media to ask world leaders some >hard-hitting questions that have never before been addressed at the Summit. > >For two years running, this spot has been rejected by the NBC and CBS >networks for being "too controversial" while ABC has required the group to >begin a lengthy approval process reserved only for advocacy ads. > >The CNN Network, however, has agreed to sell Adbusters airtime for the spot >on CNN Headline News. Reaching over 300,000 households with each showing, >the 60-second commercial will air at the following times: > >Monday June 14, 11:12 EST >Friday June 18, 11:12 EST >Sunday June 20, 11:18 EST > > >For campaign information and a QuickTime >version of the spot visit: > >www.adbusters.org > >Press Contact: Jonathan Priddle, email jonathan@adbusters.org or call (604) >736-9401. > > > Adbusters Magazine | The Media Foundation > 1243 West 7th Ave | Vancouver BC Canada V6H 1B7 > p; 604.736.9401 fx. 604.737.6021 > www.adbusters.org