-Caveat Lector- FYI. See http://www.parentstv.org/ > 1. Sponsors Lay the Smackdown on the WWF > > The PTC's campaign to educate advertisers about the raunchy content of > UPN's WWF Smackdown! and encourage them to drop their sponsorship > of the wrestling show has met with incredible success -- in large part > thanks to the efforts of the PTC members and supporters who contacted > these advertisers. The U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force have all > ceased running ads on Smackdown!, as have the five members of the > Family Friendly Programming Forum who originally advertised on the show. > The PTC's most recent success came when Mars Inc. announced it would > no longer sponsor Smackdown! > > The PTC's efforts now are winning recognition from the mainstream > media. Coca-Cola and AT&T have made public statements that they pulled > advertising from Smackdown! because of content issues. CNN's business > show, Moneyline, reported this week that the WWF's stock price dropped > a point and a half and cited the efforts of the PTC to get Coke to drop its > ads. > > The WWF has certainly noticed, too. Following up on a promise made in a > letter to PTC Chairman L. Brent Bozell last month, WWF Chairman Vince > McMahon blasted the PTC during last Thursday's episode of Smackdown! > and encouraged viewers to protest the PTC's campaign. Angry and > often-incoherent e-mail has flooded the PTC's offices since last Thursday's > broadcast. The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon appears to > have succumbed to the pressure, promising to tone down the content of this > week's episode of Smackdown! "You'll see less aggression, less-colorful > language, less sexuality," said McMahon. Check www.parentstv.org this > Friday for the Smackdown! report to see if the WWF is true to its word > this time - or if it's just another publicity stunt. > -A DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
