Saturday, July 04, 2009

Gannett Blog readers rip News-Leader's sending condoms to prospective MSU students

The soon-to-depart Gannett Blog, which writes on all matters affecting the parent company of the Springfield News-Leader, noted last week's controversy concerning the News-Leader's connection to Student Welcome Pack, a product which included condoms and an ad for an erotic business, and made it appear that it was connected to Missouri State University.

Among the comments:


The Springfield story is HILARIOUS! It couldn't happen to a better (not) newspaper! This is what happens when you prostitute yourself out for ad revenue no matter the cost! It serves them right and I hope they get hit with a HUGE lawsuit.

What makes the Springfield story more than just funny is that when the packets were first reported circulated, the News-Leader DIDN'T report that they were a Gannett product or that the News-Leader had anything to do with them.
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Previous Turnre Report posts on the Student Welcome Pack can be found at this link.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Tony was lucky when he got out of that train wreck in progress. I wouldn't spend money on the newspaper they produce. They cut the size of the pages and the ad section is smaller in quantity as well. You need a magnifying glass to look at the comics; that is, after you find them.

I wish they'd hurry up and bury Michael. I like his music but the coverage has become insane.