dude, you're gettin' a dell ... but don't tell anybody
fox broadcasting network is going to go commercial-free on 9/11 this year in "commemoration" of the attacks. this move will reportedly cost them about $5 million. says head of fox news channel, Paul Rittenberg, "it [is] not the right thing to do to solicit advertising". yeah, before your patriotic euphoria takes over, consider the following: advertisers have already showed "reluctance to include their messages in what is considered to be somber programming that day". for example, neither dell nor pepsi will advertise on 9/11 at all. in addition, same head of fox news channel also said, "fox may just say that they can't find [anyone] to sponsor" the programming. fox's competitors have suggested that fox is merely giving up early on what appears to be a low income day. moral of the story: what appears to be altruistic, rarely is. do what you're going to do, but don't try spin it into some patriotic priority. here's the article. Matt @ 12:25 PM