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Kim Owens, 2/17/2005, 2:08:09 PM
Lately, we've been recieving requests from from local strip clubs and adult novelty stores to advertise in our paper. Our policy on the content of the ads have always been up to the advertising sales managers discretion but sometimes other university staff have had issues with the ads (which by the way have no nudity, pictures or suggestive topics). I was just wondering what other schools are doing in this case or do they have any rules against or pertaining to these types of ads.
We are a university of about 9000 with a circulation of 4500.
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Anthony, 2/20/2005, 11:41:26 PM
Those ads don't run in our newspaper. No debate about it, no questions. Just a simple "no" to the advertiser and a fax/e-mail/phone call explaining our advertising rules.
Kim Owens, 2/23/2005, 7:07:11 PM
Does anyone have any SET guidelines of what you do or do not allow advertisers to say? Like is "adult novelties" not okay and then "lingerie" allowed? I'm just trying to see where others draw the line.
Anthony, 2/24/2005, 1:13:12 AM
Here are our exact ad guidelines, from The Observer at Fordham University in New York City.
Contract & Copy Regulations
§ All advertising is subject to approval by the editorial board of The Observer. This governing body reserves the right to refuse any advertising that does not meet the regulations set forth by the newspaper’s standards and practices, constitution, and/or the regulations set forth by Fordham University’s Office of Student Affairs & Activities.
§ The Observer will not accept advertisements of the following nature:
· Advertisements that promote the consumption or sale of alcoholic beverages and products.
· Advertisements that promote the consumption or sale of tobacco products.
· Advertisements that promote the augmentation of body parts.
· Advertisements seeking donors for egg and/or sperm cells.
· Advertisements denouncing and/or promoting abortion.
· Advertisements denouncing and/or promoting capital punishment.
· Advertisements for telephone or Internet services that offer “escort” and/or sexual services.
· Advertisements containing any content that discriminates against any one person or group because of his/her or their race, religion, gender, and/or sexual orientation.
· Advertisements endorsing business transactions or any activities deemed illegal by the laws governing the City of Greater New York, the State of New York, and/or the United States of America.
§ Only publication of an advertisement denotes acceptance of an advertisement.
§ The advertiser and/or advertising agency agree to defend and save The Observer against and from any and all liabilities, losses, expenses, and/or litigations arising from claims of libel; unfair competition; unfair trade practice; infringement of trademarks, trade names and/or patents; violations of rights and/or privacy; and infringement of copyrights and/or propriety rights resulting from the publication of the advertising client’s advertisement.
§ You may request specific ad placement (except for full back page color ads), however The Observer cannot guarantee specific ad placement. The editorial board will try its best to accommodate your request.
§ The Observer reserves the right to print “Paid Political Advertisement” above and/or below any political advertisements.
§ The Observer reserves the right to print “Advertisement” above and/or below any advertisement.
§ The Observer shall not be liable for any errors appearing in the advertisement unless a corrected copy is received before deadline with corrections clearly noted. Liability on part of The Observer, where there is any, is limited to the cost of the advertisement in question.
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