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SeaRaven
 Post subject: From the walks-like-a-duck department:
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by SeaRaven:
The content, while not advertorial, will be aimed broadly at supporting our advertisers while also providing valuable information to our readers. ... <hr></blockquote>There's something to be said for people who lie so blatantly and then try to spin it without taking a breath.<p>The first word of it starts with an F.
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Ah yes, I remember being stuck with those. They used to be called Brass Cheques. Finally, after protest, the city desk agreed that someone in advertising should write them. Used to be the ad sales guys [all guys at the time] would sell a special deal on a store opening or some such with a guarantee that editorial copy would be writ to go with it. I did a few before they got shifted over to where they belong.
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by KfitzR:
Ah yes, I remember being stuck with those.<hr></blockquote><p>I do too. The only daily I worked at that did this nonsense also eventually moved the duties elsewhere. I believe someone finally noticed that less real news was getting in the paper while reporters were chasing down local businesses to conduct concocted interviews. Someone, please tell me the practice has disappeared entirely from the planet by now.
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