In brief:
* Don’t just target 2GB or Alan Jones they’ve had their chance; target the sponsors!
Sponsors walk away from under-fire Jones (2012-Oct-01) [ABC News]
However, about 11,000 people have signed up to an online campaign targeting companies such as Harvey Norman, Virgin Australia, Big W and Mercedes-Benz, urging them to boycott 2GB and Jones.
Financial services provider Challenger this morning joined Freedom Furniture in pulling advertising, saying the company does not support Jones’s comments.
Mercedes slams door on Alan Jones after Gillard insults (2012-Oct-01) [SMH]
Merecedes-Benz Australia has joined the list of companies to withdraw all advertising and marketing associated with controversial 2GB radio host Alan Jones following the shock jock’s comments about the death of the Julia Gillard’s father.
Alan Jones apologises for comments about Julia Gillard’s father as sponsors pull ads (2012-Oct-01) [News.com.au]
WOOLWORTHS is the latest company to pull ads from the Sydney radio station part-owned by Alan Jones after his claims about the PM’s father.
Their withdrawal comes as sponsors of the Sydney radio station part-owned by Alan Jones have been inundated with thousands of complaints about the talkback king’s comments on the death of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s father.
Some reading/listening:
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