Category Archives: Advertising

Editor’s Note

July 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

Editor’s note: A page about Hong Kong in the June 1 issue that was marked “feature” is actually a paid advertisement, not produced in The Times newsroom, and was erroneously printed without the words “paid advertisement” on it. Advertisements that are displayed in a manner that may confuse or mislead readers into believing what they [...]

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Impostor advertiser

February 22, 2008 – 8:00 am

Advertisements offering discounted electronic goods in the name of ‘NTM Trading’ appeared in The Independent Saturday magazine on 16 February and the New Review in The Independent on Sunday on 17 February. The advertisements were published in good faith but it has now emerged that [...]

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Know thyself

November 8, 2007 – 8:00 am

An advertisement for the Guardian and Observer’s new digital archive, which ran in the paper on November 3, 5 and 6, said, in error, that three US presidents were assassinated between 1821 and 1975; in fact four were assassinated during that time. Link

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Get your laddies here

November 5, 2007 – 8:00 am

From the Meadow Lake Progress of Saskatchewan:
In the October 28 issue in the Meadow Lake Golf Club ad it read Skyladdies in stock. It should have read “Skycaddies now in stock”. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

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Ribena places apology ads

May 8, 2007 – 8:00 am

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Paper, pastor apologize for ad

February 7, 2007 – 8:00 am

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Bea Arthur is a lock for an Oscar

February 2, 2007 – 8:00 am

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Nepal tourism ad uses image of Peru

January 12, 2007 – 8:00 am

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All aboard for a “France Whine Tour”

July 26, 2006 – 8:00 am

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Spelling bee errors continue

June 20, 2006 – 8:00 am

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“Fear or distress” in advertising

September 12, 2005 – 8:00 am

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A category-creating correction

January 13, 2005 – 8:00 am

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