political advertising

(Newser) - Politicians have decades of experience putting ads on television, but they haven’t figured out this Internet thing, the New York Times says. Thanks to ad networks, banners are showing up in embarrassing places – Mitt Romney accidentally advertised on Gay.com – making politicians look like blunderers. “Corporate...

(Newser) - “It’s their dirty little secret,” the commercial's voiceover says, as a well-dressed man taps his foot in a bathroom stall. And though Larry Craig’s name is never uttered, his airport indiscretion is obviously the latest target of an unlikely source—childhood obesity advocates knocking congressmen who...

(Newser) - Candidates might want to think twice about wooing netizens by inviting them to make YouTube-style campaign ads and vote on their favorites. When Mitt Romney's people did it, the popular favorite was made by the president of the DLC. Bruce Reed's ad, a cheeky send-up of Mitt's struggle with his...