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Message To Carmakers: Pull Ads From News Of The World, Donate To Charity Instead
The News Of The World scandal rages on, with pressure mounting from Parliament, investigators, and the general public. Now an anonymous executive suggests that car companies who had planned to advertise in the tabloid should donate the money to charity instead. “If we had advertising booked with the News of the World the advert would…
Mitsubishi, Vauxhall Pull Advertising From News Of The World
Following in Ford’s footsteps, Mitsubishi and Vauxhall have also pulled their ads from News Of The World, in response to the tabloid’s phone hacking scandal. Mitsubishi is going further, in fact: the money it would have otherwise spent on ads is going to British charity Childline, a counseling service for abused children. The two automotive companies…
Ford Pulls Advertising From British Tabloid Over Voicemail Scandal
England’s News of the World has come under fire for allegedly tapping into the voicemail of a missing 13-year old girl’s cell phone, disrupting her police investigation. And Ford has been quick to react—it has pulled all of its advertising from the British tabloid. The newspaper is facing multiple lawsuits and a police investigation of…
