Parents for Ethical Marketing
is a young, grassroots organization of people concerned about the effects of corporate marketing practices directed at young children.
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Front page story in today’s steadily-going-downhill Star Tribune: Bloggers seeing red over Target’s little secret. Above the fold. Wow. Plus an article on the expected snowstorm today. That’s front page stuff, all right.
The article missed a major point in the blogosphere debate: why does Target get a free pass when Wal-Mart is raked over the coals?
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:01 am
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