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Post by lm2718 on May 11, 2012 10:29:37 GMT -5
Adam's on VH1 Buzz on Mondayhttp://vh1.tumblr.com/post/22842626544/were-you-watching-vh1-big-morning-buzz-this jinx Gelly 
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2012 10:30:08 GMT -5
I've had a MAJOR computer crash and lost all of Adam's Trespassing  Cd I had made I had given away to friend with the express promise of buying on the 15th, but she is a new convert! So... is there still a link for download? Would someone take pity and dm me? |
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Post by JazzRocks on May 11, 2012 10:30:56 GMT -5
There were reportedly 1500 complaints to ABC regarding Adam's performance on the AMAs in 2009. Well, at this time, the little "review" in EW online has garnered 1229 comments, almost all of them protesting the insulting "gay" comments. That is only the online comments, not the emails or letters to the editor. Yet, I have seen no reporting of this article and the furor it has caused. And no response from EW. I don't necessarily want this to get huge press coverage. Best to just express our opinions and let it go. But, part of me is irked by this double standard. If you know what I mean. The best we can do is not buy their magazine... boycott The link to the review is on their front page. One word - HITS! |
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Post by SusieFierce on May 11, 2012 10:31:06 GMT -5
Hi SusieFierce!  Hai, BB!! Re: EW and do they care? Looks like they don't. :-/ In media, every publication/show has lines they will or will not cross and it's often dictated by type of publication: tabloid, consumer (mainstream), alt-press, legitimate news source, hard-hitting news ... These formats also dictate the experience of the people they hire and how low they will go to sell their magazines and ad space. (And BTW, it's all about advertising dollars, not subscriptions – there is a saying in the business: subscriptions only pay for the ink.) We all know supermarket tabloids that will print any crazy thing to get people to pick them up. (They must make more of their money in newsstand sales – they'd have to as I don't think they have many legit advertisers. ...it's been years since I've opened one.) EW does have legit advertisers and we all know from the Limbaugh scandal, that companies pulling ads from a media source can have a profound effect. EW gets hits with a provocative article, but there is ALWAYS a risk that it will boomerang. If they printed hate speech, they'd get a reaction too and they could end up detrimentally harming the magazine's reputation and cause their entire revenue source to leave in droves. The reason they want hits is to prove their traffic to advertisers. If they insult their advertisers or their advertisers' market in the process, they are not doing themselves any favors. Additionally, they need celebrity exclusives and interviews as part of their content. You continually bash them, they'll choose not to have any part of you. MM skirted the line enough that the article came across as an idiotic attempt at humor, so even if advertisers found it distasteful and lame, it probably wasn't as egregious as the things Limbaugh said. Even if they were put off, they may just be shaking their heads for now. This IS a hot button issue though and anyone who plays fast and loose with that kind of crap has to expect blow back. They could get in trouble with GLAAD very easily (it hasn't said anything either, so my guess was it was just along the line enough that they're letting it go for now). Only a guess, but I think they might have expressed their reaction in private. |
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Post by bullsfan on May 11, 2012 10:31:46 GMT -5
I understand, kathleenpf, But I do think if Adam can manage good to great reviews from RS, Spin, Billboard, NYP (and, maybe People) that will HeWhoCannot amed everything. I just don't think EW reviews are taken that seriously. And that may be the reason GLAAD hasn't gotten involved--you have to pick your battles, and EW may not be worth it. |
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Post by gelly14 on May 11, 2012 10:35:13 GMT -5
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Post by lm2718 on May 11, 2012 10:38:28 GMT -5
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Post by gelly14 on May 11, 2012 10:38:55 GMT -5
I've had a MAJOR computer crash and lost all of Adam's Trespassing Cd I had made I had given away to friend with the express promise of buying on the 15th, but she is a new convert! So... is there still a link for download? Would someone take pity and dm me? I just pm d you |
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Post by virg1877 on May 11, 2012 10:39:10 GMT -5
I've had a MAJOR computer crash and lost all of Adam's Trespassing Cd I had made I had given away to friend with the express promise of buying on the 15th, but she is a new convert! So... is there still a link for download? Would someone take pity and dm me? Sent you a pm So sorry about your computer :( |
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Post by gelly14 on May 11, 2012 10:42:45 GMT -5
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