Category Archives: Advertising

British politician plagiarizes from The Sun

A report from the Independent (UK):
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the tweedy Conservative candidate for the new parliamentary seat of North-East Somerset, has been caught red-handed trying to rip off the Sun newspaper in his latest campaign leaflet.
Rees-Mogg – who, as the son of the former Times editor Lord Rees-Mogg, should perhaps know better – admitted that a [...]

Editor’s Note

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 [...]

Impostor advertiser

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 [...]

Know thyself

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

Get your laddies here

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.

Ribena places apology ads

Paper, pastor apologize for ad

Bea Arthur is a lock for an Oscar

Nepal tourism ad uses image of Peru

All aboard for a “France Whine Tour”

Spelling bee errors continue

“Fear or distress” in advertising

A category-creating correction