Broadcasting Complaints Commission to Rule on CCFE Complaint
December 19, 2008 by Joe Fogarty · Leave a Comment
The Broadcasting Complaints Commission is to consider a complaint by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Education concerning a report on RTÉ’s news show News2Day (19 Nov 2008) about the “Doodle 4 Google” promotion in schools.
The complaint proposed that RTÉ’s coverage of this latest marketing promotion to target Irish schools was both commercially biased and lacking in objectivity or balance. RTÉ have rejected the complaint and the BBC will meet on 26th January 2009 to decide.
Read the complaint made by CCFE. Read more
CCFE lodge complaint against RTE for promoting Google marketing scheme.
December 2, 2008 by Joe Fogarty · Leave a Comment
The Campaign for Commercial-Free Education has today complained to RTE and the BCI about a report on children’s news show News2Day (19 Nov 2008) about the “Doodle 4 Google” promotion which seeks to make their corporate logo the focus of art lessons for school children as young as 5 years of age.
Internet giant Google has made an unsolicted approach to schools, urging teachers to have school children from Junior Infants upwards to design a new version of their corporate logo. The entry guidelines read “Please ensure that the Google logo is clearly visible and recognisable.” “Write the word ‘Google’ on the board and show the pupils a print out of the logo template.”
To view the report for yourself please click here. Read more
