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Those sensitive auto dealers strike again, and another newspaper caves. (auto dealers responded to an unflattering article in


By wwong - Posted on 08 April 2008

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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on September 1, 1994. The length of the article is 834 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.From the supplier: The San Jose Mercury News was pressured into apologizing for an article and running house advertisements supporting car dealers because of a car dealers' advertisement boycott. The car dealers were displeased with an article in the Sunday section with consumer tips on negotiating with dealers. The dealers felt that the article enforced a stereotype and made them look bad. The newspaper's succumbing to pressure will raise questions about its integrity and objectivity.Citation DetailsTitle: Those sensitive auto dealers strike again, and another newspaper caves. (auto dealers responded to an unflattering article in the San Jose Mercury News with an advertisement boycott)Author: Alicia C. ShepardPublication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)Date: September 1, 1994Publisher: University of MarylandVolume: v16 Issue: n7 Page: p14(2)Distributed by Thomson Gale

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