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Submitted: September 28, 2006 - 8:20am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 4:03am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 4:03am
NYC OFFICIAL SLAMS AD AGENCY EXECS FOR SKIPPING DIVERSITY HEARING
[SOURCE: AdAge, AUTHOR: Matthew Creamer]
New York City Councilman Larry Seabrook blasted ad agencies who failed to show Tuesday for a public hearing on minority-owned media, saying they "ran like chickens with their asses plucked clean," and suggested a subpoena might compel them to do so in the future. Madison Avenue, under fire for its failure to build diverse workplaces, was also slapped today for not buying enough ads in media outlets owned by African-Americans, Latinos and other minorities. In hearings at City Hall, media owners and City Council members blasted the industry for what one described as an environment where these outlets are "devalued and relegated to leftovers."
http://adage.com/article?article_id=112118
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