THE DRUM

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   Obama anti-abortion ad causes anger in Chicago

   Pro-choice campaigners have reacted angrily to an anti-abortion advertising campaign targeting black people with the slogan 'Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted'.The billboard in Chicago, which is aimed at the city's black... Read more

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   UK - 30/03/2011

   Advertising
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   Protestant churches use Jesus baby scan in anti-abortion ad

   Executives from the Church of England, Methodist, United Reformed and Baptist Churches, represented by ChurchAds.net, have plunged Protestant churches into the abortion debate with their new campaign.The poster campaign will feature on billboards... Read more

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   UK - 09/06/2010

   Advertising
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   ASA rejects complaints of UK's first 'abortion' TV ad

   An advert for abortion information charity Marie Stopes has attracted 1,054 complaints from the public, but has managed to avoid a ban after the ASA rejected the complaints.The "Are you late?" advert was the first UK television ad by an... Read more

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   UK - 04/08/2010

   Advertising

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   UK's first abortion advert stirs up controversy

   A storm is brewing over the decision to allow a TV advertising campaign to highlight a woman’s choice to have an abortion. The ‘Are You Late?’ night time, 30 second commercials are set to air on Channel 4 next week, having been... Read more

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   UK - 20/05/2010

   Advertising
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   Twitter gazumped by Facebook over Instagram deal

   Details have emerged of an abortive bid by microblogging site Twitter to purchase the photo sharing app Instagram in the months leading up to Facebook’s billion dollar takeover. ... Read more

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   International - 17/04/2012

   Social Media
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   Apple rumoured to be developing iPad Nano

   Apple is believed to be rustling up designs for a scaled down 7.85” model of its popular iPad tablet computer – according to Apple blogger John Gruber. ... Read more

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   UK - 06/04/2012

   Digital
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   Personal injury lawyers, cosmetic surgery and cigarettes should be banned from advertising, UK says

   YouGov survey results has found that cigarettes, payday loans, gambling and personal injury lawyers are the areas which most members of the British public believe there should be no TV adverts for. ... Read more

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   UK - 06/02/2012

   Market Research
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   Pregnancy charity launches festive morning-after pill campaign

   Women are being encouraged to claim a free morning-after pill by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service in a controversial Christmas campaign. ... Read more

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   UK - 06/12/2011

   Marketing
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   Shareholders launch Netflix suit over shares dive

   A group of shareholders have launched a lawsuit against entertainment subscription service Netflix accusing the company of misrepresenting the health of the business to inflate its share price. ... Read more

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   North America - 17/01/2012

   Entertainment
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    Barack Obama signs up to Google+

    Seeking reelection in 2012 US President Barack Obama has signed up to the abortive ‘Facebook killer’ Google+ in an attempt to drum up votes ahead of next year’s election. ... Read more

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    United States - 24/11/2011

    Market Research

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