Blatant Advertising in 'Articles'

Tom_UK · **Joined:** Tue Oct 27, 2009 3:14 pm **Posts:** 3168

I've compiled a list of articles online today from the right-hand column that are little more than blatant PR for magazines, TV programmes, films, products, recording artists etc. These are the most blatant ones, but I left out a few that also had more than a faint whiff of PR about them. I imagine there's plenty more in the 'Science&Tech' and 'Health' sections, but it would take me the rest of the day to list it all. Shocking.

90210 TV series.
Contenders, ready! 90210's AnnaLynne McCord challenges her on-screen rival to a Gladiators-style beach battle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... attle.html

Forthcoming film called The Help
'It was a form of torture!' Jessica Chastain on gaining 15 pounds to play Monroe lookalike in film The Help
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... alike.html

Zest magazine
'I was nicknamed duck-bum!': Kimberley Walsh opens up about her body image issues
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... k-bum.html

Prestige Boot Camp
Blondes do have more fun! Ali Bastian and Laura Hamilton smile through the pain as they are worked out at bootcamp
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... tcamp.html

Elle magazine
'I'm in no rush to marry': Kate Hudson will wait to wed boyfriend Matt Bellamy as she strips off for stunning photoshoot
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... shoot.html

Zest magazine (again) and Reebok
'I love bread and pasta!' Eva Mendes reveals her unusual diet habits as she shows off her figure in fitness shoot
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... shoot.html

Agua Bendita swimwear
Mud, glorious mud! Bar Refaeli goes back to basics as she slathers on the most powerful beauty treatment of all on trip to Dead Sea
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... hotos.html

InStyle magazine
Flawless Freida Pinto worries about how 'hideous' she looks talking to boyfriend Dev Patel on Skype
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... Skype.html

Sky Atlantic
An orgy-loving Pope, his incestuous daughter, and how the Borgias - focus of a major new TV series - created the bloodiest soap opera in history
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... ghter.html

Danskin clothing
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is a knockout in her boxing gear
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... -gear.html

Harper's Bazaar magazine
Never flashy, just appropriate: Georgia May Jagger pays a tribute to an unusual style icon... Ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... pread.html

Boy band called One Direction, who have a new single coming out
There's only One Direction for these boys: X Factor boyband mobbed by fans ahead of debut single airplay
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... rplay.html

"Jerseylicious, Wednesdays at 9pm only on Style (Sky: 253)"
My Jerseylicious makeover: From plain Jane to Cheryl Cole look-a-Like
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... -Like.html

Forthcoming Girl With the Dragon Tattoo film
Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara strike grim-faced poses in new character portraits for The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... attoo.html

Emmy magazine
At 49, Paula Abdul still has the X Factor as she shows off her slender figure in a series of stunning new photographs
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... raphs.html

The BBC!! "Heligan; Secrets Of The Lost Gardens is on BBC2 at 8pm on August 17"
Philippa Forrester: Kids need to get out and learn more about nature
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... ature.html

The Hallmark channel
'It was such a challenge to play Kate,' admits Alice St Clair after starring as Duchess of Cambridge in new TV movie
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... movie.html

GQ magazine
'I know which toe to curl or leg to straighten': Practice makes perfect for Bar Refaeli as she smoulders in sexy shoot
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... shoot.html

Barney's (US department store)
Welcome to Carine's (very chic) world: Former Vogue editor poses with son and daughter in debut campaign for Barneys
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... paign.html

Glamour magazine
'People who say they can't lose weight are lying': Mila Kunis on how losing 20lb for Black Swan changed her views on body image
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... lying.html

ezinra · **Posted:** Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:12 pm

It's called PDC — picture-driven content. It makes the page look pretty, and attracts readers who are put off by too much (ie, any) text.

The stories in the sidebar of shame come from three sources: paparazzi agencies, other media (magazines and tv companies), and corporate PR (especially for surveys). And the Mail has the audacity to complain about a liberal media elite which talks to itself.

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:07 pm

HMS Belfast 'used by Chinese gangsters to ferry £10m of heroin on her final voyage'

Quote:

Newark, one of Britain's leading historians, said Empire of Crime: Organised Crime In The British Empire is the first book to reveal the 'full extent' of organised crime within the British Empire

dailyheil · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 1017

Oh I know who Newark is he used to write for military illustrated where he aired his deluded views on readers of that magazine

AOB · **Posted:** Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:22 pm

Messianic Trees · **Joined:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm **Posts:** 2831

'I don’t know if I would have made it without it': Kelly Preston credits Scientology for helping her deal with son's death

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/ar ... z1VOPm9N9p

Ends:

Quote:

Click here to see more of Kelly's cover issue

IanC · **Joined:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:30 pm **Posts:** 1404

Poor woman, suckered in by that cult

lord_kobel · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:20 am

Really, how hard is it to see that it's all bollocks? The guy said that the way to make money was to invent a religion, then he did, and people actualy took him seriously?

Arnold · **Posted:** Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:50 am

Ping! How to rustle up crisps in the microwave... and they have a fraction of the calories

Quote:

The £7.99 device, which creators say has been selling well since it hit the shelves at Lakeland stores a week ago

Projective Unity · **Posted:** Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:45 pm

Pint of the black stuff ... on ice: Guinness bids to conquer crowded U.S. beer market with new 'black lager'
link

Quote:

The company describes the new taste as light and crisp with a subtle hint of malt, and a slight hop finish. One mid-afternoon suds sipper got a preview taste.

'Oh,' she said, surprised. 'I actually like it and I’m not a big Guinness drinker. It looks like you’re drinking a Guinness, but it tastes like you’re drinking a lager.'

Drinking in the afternoon? On benefits I bet!

Arnold · **Posted:** Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:02 pm

Quote:

Duchess of Cambridge and sister Pippa first to try 'miracle cream' thousands are queuing up to buy

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... z1WiWaehJK

Messianic Trees · **Joined:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm **Posts:** 2831

Christmas comes early as mince pies go on sale today - with a MILLION set to be sold at Tesco this week alone

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/ ... z1XO4OObfj

An article also featuring this somewhat bizarre choice of photo:

bluebellnutter · **Posted:** Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:32 pm

It looks like a woman has had to eat her way out of some sort of mince pie dungeon

ezinra · **Posted:** Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:59 pm

Who wants to be a millionaire? Meet the Avon reps

As the global giant celebrates its 125th anniversary this week, Jane Gordon meets some of the entrepreneurial stars who are working hours that suit them − and making serious money in the process

Quote:

What a load of rubbish - I have done Avon about 5 times in my life in different areas. Covering a radius of 10 miles the most I ever made selling was £180 and the commission is utter rubbish. The only way to make money at this is if you have a relative or friend that works in a large company. Other wise don't bother ! Its a waste of shoe leather ..........

- ideal world, Warks, 11/9/2011 0:32 Rating 122

Danson's Forehead · **Joined:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:32 am **Posts:** 718

Anyone need a realistic prosthetic limb?

That will come in handy: Ultra-realistic limbs that have freckles, hairs and even tattoos
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic ... ttoos.html

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