What We're Reading 03/15/2010
Excite News: 'Wardrobe malfunction' fine to be reconsidered
A federal appeals court will re-examine the FCC fine it threw out against CBS over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
Adage: How Jeff Bridges Voice-overs Imperiled Hyundai's Oscars Blitz
Kim Basinger, Richard Dreyfuss and Others Helped Hyundai Comply With Oscars Rules at the Last Second
Hyundai Motor America was all ready to bombard this year's Oscars with a raft of commercials -- seven different spots were locked, loaded and ready to go. With just a few weeks to go before the March 7 ceremony, however, the company was told its commercials were unfit for air.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: New York soda tax proposal pours a big glass of controversy
At first glance, it doesn't sound like much: A tax of one cent per ounce on sodas in New York. But the line item in New York Governor David Paterson's budget reverberates from Albany, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., and down to Atlanta. Ripples could be felt across the country.
NY Times: A Cover Ad That Mimics a Newspaper’s Front Page
The entire first page of The Los Angeles Times on Friday was an ad that looked, in part, like the front page of The Los Angeles Times, as the newspaper again tested the accepted limits on where ads can be published and how they can blur the boundary with news.
