MSNBC Rejects MoveOn.org’s Anti-Target Add
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by Sickly Cat in Business
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MoveOn.org had planned to retaliate against retail giant Target Inc.’s large monetary donation to a Republican group supporting an anti-gay rights conservative for Minnesota governor by taking out a national TV ad on MSNBC.
It looks like the liberal group will need to move on to Plan B. MSNBC, the cable channel known for its left-leaning hosts like Rachel Maddow, rejected the MoveOn.org ad Thursday.
A snippet from the Associated Press:
MSNBC spokeswoman Alana Russo said Thursday that the commercial submitted by the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org violates its advertising policy by attacking an individual business directly. The ad features Target’s bullseye logo and accuses the chain of trying to buy elections.
MoveOn executive director Justin Ruben said the rejection was “the height of hypocrisy” and accused MSNBC and its corporate parent, General Electric Co., of trying to protect Target from consumer anger
Here’s the ad MSNBC banned:
Source: NPR
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