{"id":140791,"date":"2024-08-14T13:40:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1738942"},"modified":"2024-08-14T13:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T12:40:51","slug":"shame-on-abc-you-need-to-do-better-stephen-king-blasts-disney-owned-network-for-an-annoying-advertising-no-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/14\/shame-on-abc-you-need-to-do-better-stephen-king-blasts-disney-owned-network-for-an-annoying-advertising-no-no\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Shame on ABC. You need to do better\u2019: Stephen King blasts Disney-owned network for an annoying advertising no-no"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-487651738-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/stephen-king\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stephen King<\/a><\/strong> has had enough of ABC and its annoying and somewhat shady advertising practices so the horror author has decided to take to X to air out his complaints.<\/p>\n<p>King often uses his platform on X to call things out, usually his posts are <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/tech-problems-with-musk-trump-dont-surprise-me-stephen-king-resurrects-a-ratatouille-star-from-the-dead-to-savagely-burn-elon-and-don-don\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">addressed to Donald Trump or Elon Musk<\/a> because let\u2019s face it, they are always doing something worth calling out and criticizing. But this time it\u2019s ABC News that King has firmly in his sights \u2014 so what could the network possibly have done to earn the wrath of Stephen King?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-stephen-king-blasting-abc\">Why is Stephen King blasting ABC?<\/h2>\n<p>In a post made Monday Aug. 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/stephen-king-confirms-that-bad-boys-ride-or-die-slaps-but-theres-something-missing-from-his-review\/\">King came out guns blazing<\/a>, calling out the network for featuring stories about Disney on three 30-minute broadcasts in a row. For those unaware, ABC is owned by Disney, so it\u2019s almost like an undisclosed advertisement for the company which is a big no-no for many, King included.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ABC Nightly News: For three 30-minute broadcasts in a row, ABC News has featured stories about Disney. They are, in fact, the same corporation. This is advertising masquerading as news. Shame on ABC. You need to do better.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StephenKing\/status\/1823131659786391722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>King calls it \u201cadvertising masquerading as news\u201d and you can certainly see where he\u2019s coming from. These news segments may well be genuine news, but that doesn\u2019t change the fact that it still doubles as advertising for the mega-corporation, and for those who don\u2019t know ABC is owned by Disney, they may not realize that there\u2019s an ulterior motive going on here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While it is certainly annoying, it isn\u2019t exactly illegal \u2014 although not disclosing that something is a paid advertisement is definitely against the law in the US. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/business-guidance\/resources\/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Trade Commission<\/a> an individual or company must give full disclosure when giving an endorsement \u2014 but that\u2019s not all it says.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-quote-icon is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s a connection between an endorser and the marketer that a significant minority of consumers wouldn\u2019t expect [&#8230;] that connection should be disclosed clearly and conspicuously.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, in this case you probably couldn\u2019t consider these stories as advertisements, they technically count as news despite the fact that they are still kind of advertising Disney on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a loophole, and one that seems to have gotten under King\u2019s skin as he felt the need to express his frustration with seeing so many stories about the company. Three broadcasts in a row featuring Disney related stories is pretty blatant though so it\u2019s easy to understand why this has upset King.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-maga-conspiracy-theorists-agree\">MAGA conspiracy theorists agree<\/h2>\n<p>For what might be the first time ever, MAGA conspiracy theorists are agreeing with King. Many chimed in with claims that the mainstream media is being controlled by corporations and has been for years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen, the legacy media has been running such tactics for years across many fronts. Welcome to the party.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Klay Thompson (@Thompsonklay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thompsonklay\/status\/1823132775983034767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Others didn\u2019t really see the issue with it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No, Steve. ABC and Disney have different names. Legally speaking, companies cannot be the same unless they have the same name<\/p>\n<p>Stick to writing poems and leave the business to businessmen like me<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3YearLetterman\/status\/1823133006552588429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>King is right in telling ABC that it needs to do better, but unfortunately such practices seem to be the norm so it\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll see anything change anytime soon.<\/p>\n\n<h2><b>Commercials Cooperation Advertisements:<\/b><\/h2>\r\n<p><br>(1) IT Teacher IT Freelance<br> <\/p>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress><img src=http:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ITTeacherITFreelance-Website.png alt=IT\u96fb\u8166\u88dc\u7fd2 java\u88dc\u7fd2 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