Clever marketing. Of course, it seems somebody was asleep at the switch.
Clever marketing. Of course, it seems somebody was asleep at the switch.
These were "free" newspapers...I don't know. When it is that wide spread, it does seem like a pretty serious deterioration of journalistic standards.
"Native advertising" has been on the rise, but I never thought newspapers would allow it to take over their front page.
These were "free" newspapers...
libruls gettin' nervous
I don't know. When it is that wide spread, it does seem like a pretty serious deterioration of journalistic standards.
"Native advertising" has been on the rise, but I never thought newspapers would allow it to take over their front page.
Journalistic standards? Like the Toronto Star reporters sifting through Rob Ford's trash?
The press will do anything for a buck. Why? Because printed press is dying a slow and painful death. Expect more shenanigans before they go kaput for good.
Investigating public officials is a pretty important thing for the press to do. Everything they printed wound up being accurate and clearly in the public interest, so I don't really know how you could say it didn't meet journalistic standards.
They have always needed to make money. It is tougher now, but you hope they would maintain some level of journalism.
I find it more offensive that Hudak's sneering puss leers from my monitor in Internet ads
Yea I've been wondering about that.
They must be spending like drunken sailors on ads.
Never really noticed them until you mentioned it: 1 inch x 1½ inch smile from the ad side I seldom look at anyhow on FB versus 2 inch x 3 inch sneering mug on every page from which I attempted to extract a scanner download that didn't try to sell me something "free".I have not seen one. As a matter of fact all I have ever heard is those silly Katherine Wynn attack ads.
One more week and it will be all over except for the gloating on one side or the other........and the excuses on the other side....
The best analogy I've heard is it's like choosing an STD