Fake news; real profits

by Mike Zaneis on Oct 3, 2019 1:52:02 PM

The digital advertising industry is funding disinformation - "fake news" - online, and putting brands' reputations at risk.

A new study from CHEQ looks at the impact of block lists on one day of publishing and finds that brands are not being well...

By the time they're involved, it's too late.

Let's get specific

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Sep 4, 2019 4:18:29 PM

The keyword blocking debate has heated-up, but has been short on specifics. Until now.

Advertisers are funding online disinformation, and they don't even know it.

Do you trust me?

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Aug 15, 2019 6:32:01 PM

We're at a point where our society doesn't trust any source of information. While advertisers are looking for new ways to...

Today, The Wall Street Journal ran an article detailing how brands are abandoning "hard news" publishers in an effort to...

More than 80% of Consumers Say They Would Reduce/Stop Purchases of Products That Advertised Near Extreme or Dangerous Content

Advertisers see brand safety - in all its many facets - as some of their top priorities, and biggest challenges.

If you haven’t got your health

by Jeremy Spitzberg on Jul 31, 2019 3:14:30 PM

A sensational headline from MediaPost reads, "Study: 11% Of News Websites Spread False Health Information". While the...