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Source: Politico
At least two companies will heed calls from a survivor of the Florida high school shooting to drop their advertisements on Laura Ingrahams Fox News program after the host mocked the student on Twitter.
Nutrish, celebrity cook Rachael Rays dog food company, announced on Thursday that it was in the process of removing ads from Laura Ingrahams program. TripAdvisor, the American travel website, told POLITICO that it had made a decision to stop advertising on that program.
We believe strongly in the values of our company, especially the one that says, We are better together, a TripAdvisor spokesperson said in an email. We also believe Americans can disagree while still being agreeable, and that the free exchange of ideas within a community, in a peaceful manner, is the cornerstone of our democracy.
The spokesperson added: We do not, however, condone the inappropriate comments made by this broadcaster. In our view, these statements focused on a high school student, cross the line of decency.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/29/laura-ingraham-david-hogg-college-acceptance-491475