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    • BDS and Newsweek’s Choice of Ads

    John on January 2, 2009 at 9:22 pm

    It’s bust on Newsweek day here at VS…

    I was reading an article this evening and noticed the banner ad in the sidebar:

    Here’s the closeup:

    Question: Would Newsweek accept a similar ad about Obama?

    Bonus Question: At what point does BDS subside?

    [Note: Ads on Newsweek are dynamic, therefore no link because there's no garuntee you'll get the same ad.]

    Category: MSM & Bias |

    3 Comments

    1. Rick Frueh

      “Would Newsweek accept a similar ad about Obama?”

      Of course they would not. Everyone has a political bias and most show it proudly.

      January 3, 2009 @ 6:20 am
    2. OD Today: 3 January 2009 (early edition) « Online Discernment Today

      [...] Sexton says Newsweek has Bush Derangement Syndrome on the basis of a sidebar [...]

      January 3, 2009 @ 7:30 am
    3. matthew

      And the IQ of 125 is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, most people look up to an IQ of 125. And many from a great distance.

      Understanding and discounting the role of ad networks and the impersonal nature of it all, another question: would Newsweek post an ad stating Bush has a Harvard MBA and then asking someone to compare themselves to his intelligence.

      January 6, 2009 @ 10:56 am

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