I have a question about boycotting products of commercial sponsors on news networks like FOX

[luvMIdog]

With Trump busy at work trying to control the news we are able to hear. Is it possible for everyone to band together and stop purchasing products of the commercial sponsors of the news networks like FOX? Could this help in any way?

[Squinch]

1. I think an easier and probably more important target right now would be Breitbart. And yes.

It would be very important.

[luvMIdog]

3. Thank you for your response

I'm not an organizer, but it someone knows how to do this I'm ready to jump on the wagon & boycott.

[Squinch]

4. There's a link for doing this for Breitbart. I'll see if I can find it for you.

[luvMIdog]

6. Cool :)

Thanks!

[Squinch]

7. Found it!

http://adstrike.us/

Hope it helps!

[luvMIdog]

10. So kind of you :)

Thanks!

[Squinch]

11. Sure! And welcome!

[jmg257]

2. "possible for everyone to band together" Possible? Sure! Likely? Everyone?

I imagine a lot of people who watch Fox don't mind trump.

[luvMIdog]

5. I'm speaking of democrats, liberals, etc - groups that want honest reporting

I'm speaking of groups like I mentioned above banning together to write the sponsors and boycott the products of sponsors on the propaganda news networks

[RazzleCat]

8. there is a problem with unintended consequences when boycotting media

Many media buys are not for a specific show, but rather a media package deal. This is more so for radio than television, but here is how it works. I sell X, I make a media buy, I don't buy Rush, I buy a package with his distributor, which could also include say Thom Hartman (aside I have no idea who distributes what or where now). You here my product advertised on old Rush, and go I am boycotting all items on his show. You write to me the owner of X, you get a whole movement going. Now as the owner of X I don't want that, so I do not re-up my contract. Great, Rush no longer gets my ad dollars, but neither does Thom. So be careful know how the ad ended up where you saw/heard it, was it a direct buy (purchased for that time and show), package (think of this type of purchasing a mixed set of times/shows across one network, such as ABC, NBC or FOX), or distributor (as described above) each type of buy is different.

[luvMIdog]

9. Interesting

Thank you & that is exactly why I'm not an organizer. *grin* I would like to see something like this organized by someone who knows what they are doing. The info you provided is very helpful and interesting.

[pstokely]

12. a lot of the products that advertise on cable are useless to people under 50

best to target the local advertisers