tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post1819847787631173774..comments2023-06-19T13:17:55.210+00:00Comments on MediaPaL@LSE: A Sting in the Political Advertising Tale?Andrew Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-51160361844328192572008-12-19T18:01:00.000+00:002008-12-19T18:01:00.000+00:00See here for a series of videos launched recently ...See here for a <A HREF="http://uk.youtube.com/HMDTrust" REL="nofollow">series of videos</A> launched recently by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust that might easily be ruled out by the existing rules on political broadcast advertising in the UK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-78025581837113243182008-12-16T12:15:00.000+00:002008-12-16T12:15:00.000+00:00There has been a fair amount of comment on this de...There has been a fair amount of comment on this development, on the blogosphere at least. Also highlighted has been the recent activity of Ofcom on the same point. See:<BR/>The Trans-Atlantic Post<A HREF="http://www.transatlanticpost.com/2008/12/im-gordon-brown-and-i-approve-this.html" REL="nofollow">I'm Gordon Brown and I approve this message. </A><BR/>Lex Ferenda<A HREF="http://www.lexferenda.com/11122008/christmas-comes-early/" REL="nofollow">Christmas Comes Early</A><BR/>Benedict Pringle<A HREF="http://dailyelection.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/time-for-a-legislative-change/" REL="nofollow">Time for a [Legislative] Change?</A><BR/>Adrian Monck<A HREF="http://adrianmonck.com/2008/12/british-political-tv-ads-courtesy-europe/" REL="nofollow">British Political TV ads - courtesy of Europe?<BR/></A><BR/>Content and Carrier<A HREF="http://www.contentandcarrier.eu/?p=341" REL="nofollow">ECHR: blanket ban on political tv advertising violates freedom of expression</A><BR/><BR/>So, now the blogging-commentariat is all more or less linked up and cross-referenced is anyone else paying attention? Come back ADI...Andrew Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664518896648660120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2252148456560466396.post-77798445968309444132008-12-12T15:18:00.000+00:002008-12-12T15:18:00.000+00:00I'm another one for whom this is a pet issue. ...I'm another one for whom this is a pet issue. Having worked in the United States (where the system is far from perfect, but where the argument is quite rightly about the funding - and not the principle - of political advertising), I can say that the UK law is not only contrary to our conceptions of freedom of speech, but a roadblock to political engagement. <BR/><BR/>We can't advertise on television, we can't give people lawn signs to put up in their front yards, we can't run pages in the newspaper... and yet we are roundly critized in the media for not engaging with the public!<BR/><BR/>The first political ad went out in the States in 1950 - roughly at the same time that the Television was making its way into peoples' homes. Although this is a pet issue, I do feel as though I'm fighting against the injustices of a system which will tire itself out within a decade... and may do better to focus efforts on wider online & new media visibility.TTGZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03699194415782699684noreply@blogger.com