In media news, advertisers are continuing to pull ads from Rush Limbaugh’s radio show. ThinkProgress has obtained an internal memo from the distributor, Premiere Networks, which shows 96 companies have requested their ads not be played during Limbaugh’s show. The memo also lists other programs “deemed to be offensive,” including those anchored by right-wing hosts Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. ThinkProgress says the 96 national companies do not include 50 companies that had previously pulled their ads from Limbaugh’s program following his use of the terms “slut” and “prostitute” to describe a Georgetown University law student who had advocated for coverage of birth control. In addition, Radio-info.com is reporting the syndicator of Limbaugh’s program is suspending a major portion of advertising spots on the show for two weeks.
