XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON MARCH 10, 2003 09:07:09 ET XXXXX
DR. LAURA SAVAGE
When it comes to coverage of different voices in the media, New York Times advertising columnist Stuart Elliott offers the reader black and white reruns...
Many Big Brand Names Steer Clear Of The 'Dr. Laura' Show
BYLINE: By Stuart Elliott, New York Times, September 12, 2000
Major Companies Vow To Shun New Savage Talk Show
BYLINE: By Stuart Elliott, New York Times, March 11, 2003
"THE premiere episode of the Dr. Laura Schlessinger syndicated television series clearly suffered from a summer's worth of protests by gay and lesbian activists as well-known advertisers mostly shunned the show."
"Activist groups like the National Organization for Women and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation have protested the decision by MSNBC executives to give Savage a weekly hourlong talk program. The advertiser lineup during the program lacked the mainstream commercials from blue-chip national marketers that the network might have hoped."
"The biggest share of the spots came from national marketers that sell videotapes, diet aids and compact discs through toll-free "800" telephone numbers."
"All the spots were direct-response commercials for mail-order products, which generally bring in less revenue for TV networks than 30-second spots for products sold in stores."
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