I started to write an entry regarding why I think NBC made an awfully bad decision in airing the video of the VTech murderer.
Tim Sanders saved me the effort by posting his thoughts here. I especially like Tim’s call to action:
If you know any advertisers or ad agencies, email them this post and tell them to refuse to pay for ad impressions served against this tragedy. If you know anyone at a newspaper, a web portal or a television station/outlet, tell them how you feel. I’ve done the best I can, contacting Jerry Yang at Yahoo, execs at GE and even major sites like Huffington Post and MSN. Let’s make a difference right now and show that backlash can control the fifth estate.
I took Tim’s advice and called my local affiliate as well as NBC headquarters. Here’s NBC’s number: (212) 315-9016. As a P&G shareholder, I also let them have my two cents- here is Procter and Gamble’s shareholder services phone number: (800) 742-6253.
