Support Michael Yon - Boycott Car and Driver - Part II

Posted By Blackfive

If you haven't yet done so, please read this and go to Michael Yon's site to help him fight French publishing giant, HFM.

Our efforts seem to be working very well.  How do I know?

Advertising Age is on the story and the CEO of HFM admitting that we're having an effect and calling us "self-appointed censors":

...But Hachette President-CEO Jack Kliger said Mr. Yon and his backers are not Shock's target audience and should not try to restrict the magazine's circulation.

Readers are not complaining
"There's no question that their efforts to convince retailers that it is consumers who are upset at the issue have succeeded in some cases, even though that's not what the fact is," Mr. Kliger said. "The fact is, these are not complaints being made by Shock readers -- these are complaints being made by Michael Yon's followers. There's a big difference."
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"We invite people to take a look at the story and decide for themselves whether we didn't honor American troops," Mr. Kliger said. "That was not our intent and I don't think that's what the story did. We would like the judgment to be made by readers, not by self-appointed censors."

From the same AdAge story, more good news:

...Tower Records yesterday become the latest retailer to pull Shock magazine from its shelves because of the dispute over a photo on its cover, but publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. is striking back today with a letter to merchants defending the title...

And some other store chains are listening to you, too...from Fishbowl NY:

...Meanwhile, Brooks, Eckerd and Rite Aid pharmacies have pulled the magazine from their shelves — over 5,000 stores...

Please keep up the pressure on HFM.

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Support Michael Yon - Boycott Car and Driver - Part II

If you haven't yet done so, please read this and go to Michael Yon's site to help him fight French publishing giant, HFM.

Our efforts seem to be working very well.  How do I know?

Advertising Age is on the story and the CEO of HFM admitting that we're having an effect and calling us "self-appointed censors":

...But Hachette President-CEO Jack Kliger said Mr. Yon and his backers are not Shock's target audience and should not try to restrict the magazine's circulation.

Readers are not complaining
"There's no question that their efforts to convince retailers that it is consumers who are upset at the issue have succeeded in some cases, even though that's not what the fact is," Mr. Kliger said. "The fact is, these are not complaints being made by Shock readers -- these are complaints being made by Michael Yon's followers. There's a big difference."
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"We invite people to take a look at the story and decide for themselves whether we didn't honor American troops," Mr. Kliger said. "That was not our intent and I don't think that's what the story did. We would like the judgment to be made by readers, not by self-appointed censors."

From the same AdAge story, more good news:

...Tower Records yesterday become the latest retailer to pull Shock magazine from its shelves because of the dispute over a photo on its cover, but publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. is striking back today with a letter to merchants defending the title...

And some other store chains are listening to you, too...from Fishbowl NY:

...Meanwhile, Brooks, Eckerd and Rite Aid pharmacies have pulled the magazine from their shelves — over 5,000 stores...

Please keep up the pressure on HFM.

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