This idea was inspired be hearing a Cabonite “sponsorship” On NPR that went right up the cliff of the rules of where ads begin. It described the product in significant detail, then gave the name of the company, followed by “more details can be found at carbonate.com” – a subtle “call to action”. If it had said “to get a free 30 day trial”, it would be over the line.<\/p>\n
My proposal is simple – do away with the FCC rule against advertisements on non-profit radio stations (or weaken them enough to make them pointless). This would immediately put the paid management of the stations (many of whom pull down $100k+ with generous pension packages) as enemies of the local staff and many of the people who contribute. If the NPR News Hour has commercials for Haliburton, how long before civil war breaks out and the NPR rebels storm the compound of the NPR regime and demand an asset freeze?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This idea was inspired be hearing a Cabonite “sponsorship” On NPR that went right up the cliff of the rules of where ads begin. It described the product in significant detail, then gave the name of the company, followed by … Continue reading