ADVERTISERS PROTEST RULES FOR FOOD ADS AIMED AT KIDS

Proposed government guidelines that would allow food marketers to advertise only foods that provide children with a “meaningful contribution to a healthful diet” were challenged Thursday by the advertising industry. “If companies were to comply with these proposals, the restrictions are sufficiently onerous that they would basically block a substantial amount of advertising,” Dan Jaffe, […]

GLAAD TAKES ON “THE VIEW”

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has issued a “Call to Action,” urging its supporters to sign an online petition protesting comments by two black panelists on ABC’s The View about the spread of HIV-AIDS among African-American women. Host Sherri Shepherd and guest host D.L. Hughley, the group said, “perpetuated dangerous myths … […]