So long, Us-Chumps:
[Q] - As NewsBusters reported on September 5, the celebrity gossip
magazine "Us Weekly" got inundated by angry subscribers demanding
their subscriptions be cancelled after the slick published an issue
bashing McCain VP pick Governor Sarah Palin, her family and litle baby
Trig.
Well, now it looks like "Us Weekly" is desperate to stem the tide of
angry cancellations by offering free issues to anyone upset over the
Palin-Bashing issue. Michelle Malkin is reporting that the magazine is
sending subscribers an email begging them not to cancel and offering a
groveling apology.
From: US Weekly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:17:57 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: cancel subscription (KMM23347217I103L0KM)
To: xxx
Thank you for contacting US Weekly.
We are sorry you are upset over the Governor Palin cover. We do
not want to lose you as a subscriber over one article in one issue. In
an effort to keep you as a subscriber, we will add five FREE issues to
your subscription. Please let us know if you would like us to extend
your current subscription rather than canceling our publication.
Thank you,
US Weekly
Cari
Looks like the cancellations of subscriptions and the fact that many
thousands of angry Americans have contacted "Us Weekly" advertisers
has had the desired effect. -
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2008/09/09/palin-bashing-us-weekly-offers-free-issues-stem-avalanche-cancel
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