John Smeaton recently wrote about Hormonal birth control advertised on television. A reader has written to remind me of details for complaining about advertisements. She has found that Channel 4 take complaints seriously: Channel 4 customer services number is 0845 076 0191.
They are keen that people also object to the
Advertising Standards Authority who require complaints to be in writing by post or email:
Complaints Reception
71 High Holborn
London WC1V 6QT
Here is a link to the "How to complain" section of the ASA website.
UPDATE: Address of ITV who have also run the ad:
ITV Network Centre
Grey's Inn Road,
London
WC1X 8HF
3 comments:
Have nominated you for an award Fr Tim..not specifically for Priests don't want them all falling out with me!
Many thanks, Jackie!
While I agree that we should be ready to fire complaints at every opportunity when necessity demands, I have found the ASA to be absolutely useless. They have no power, no bite, and can only act AFTER the event and teh damage done!
What we should have is a set of parameters for setting and monitoring standards of advertising decency and offensive content such that compaints should be a rare thing.
No way!!! Cry all the liberal 'freedom of expression' freaks, everything and anything should and must be be permissible. Well - it patenetly is, which is why society and standards of behaviour have gone to the pits in the UK!
I have had countless battles with the ASA over many years and their standard answer on a postcard wheeled out every time I have complained is:
"the advertiser considers that the vast majority of the public will not find the content of their advert offensive and that in fact the advertising content reflects the society that we live in".
So that's OK then????
Absolutely right on that one ASA! And it is the ASA as the only 'regulatory' body for advertsising standards in the UK that has consistently let us down over many years to the point where we are now. No regulation and everything goes - much to the delight of unimaginative advertising design companies who ALWAYS use that lowest common denominator and 'cheap-shot' - SEX - to sell everything from cans of drink to breakfast cereals! Pathetic.
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