2008-08-12
The Courier-Mail
Dark Knight burger toy backlash goes too far
BUGGER political correctness. Enough is enough, especially when the emissaries of moral rectitude try to cloak themselves in the colours of the...
2008-08-10
The Age
What the telly tells us, ad nauseam
DAY three dawns on the smoggy skies above Beijing and already I am suffering armchair fatigue. Barely a national anthem has been played to anoint a gold-medal winning athlete and already I can stand to recite by memory the latest slogans, jingles and deals being played out over each commercial break in...
2008-08-08
Nine MSN - News & Current Affairs
Aussie monarchists sink beer ad
Coopers Brewery has scrapped a major advertising campaign after complaints from monarchists that it used a political statement as a slogan. A billboard outside a major Sydney shopping centre read: "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans", beside an image of a frothy schooner of...
2008-08-08
WA Today.com.au
Spirits giant backs down over 'salacious' website
JIM Beam has been forced to shut down a salacious website featuring naked Swedish sunbathers after The Age revealed the advertising campaign had outraged health groups and the Federal Government.
2008-08-06
B & T Publishing
WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WERE THEY DOING?
Tourism Australia has been accused by a government watchdog of failings in the agency appointment process that resulted in the disappointing Where the Bloody Hell Are You? campaign According to a report published today by the Australian National Audit Office, the process that led to the appointment of...
2008-08-06
OptusNet
French report calls for junk food tax
A French official report has called for a new tax on sweet and fatty foods, soft drinks and alcohol in a bid to fight obesity, which already afflicts one in five French...
2008-08-06
Food Week
Most parents want tougher ad laws: survey
A majority of Australian parents don't like the use of celebrities and toys to promote food to children and want to see tougher advertising regulations, according to a new...
2008-08-05
The Age
The gruel transfer: ads turn junk into health food
MORE than half the television advertisements that contain nutrition claims for food promote junk food, research by the NSW Centre for Overweight and Obesity has found after studying 714 hours of Sydney TV...
2008-08-05
Nine MSN - News & Current Affairs
According to Jim episode 'breached code'
The media watchdog has upheld a complaint against Channel Seven over its broadcasting of a program that had been incorrectly classified. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) said the broadcaster breached industry code of practice by screening an episode of comedy series...
2008-07-31
AdNews
AFA and Saatchi showcase talent
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