Good for the BCC
April 4, 2007 by Ken
Filed under EU Ministry for Propaganda
Radio ads run by the European Commission in
Parts of the ads, paid for by the European Commission’s representation in
But the BCC also found that the majority of ads also carried a political message, which represents a breach of Irish broadcasting advertising regulations.
"The [BCC] was of the view that overall the advertisements of the campaign advocated and promoted EU membership and therefore, were directed towards a political end. Such advertising is prohibited," according to the BCC’s decision reached at its March board meeting.
"The [BCC] is of the opinion that the EU can be considered a political ideal and therefore, advertisements directed in favour of, or promoting, such an ideal may be considered to be political," the report says.
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