MIAMI, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Burger King Corporation announced that it
will not permit its advertising to air during certain politically
controversial programming on the Sinclair Broadcast Group's television
stations. Burger King Corporation does not endorse any candidate or political
party. This action will only affect one day of advertising in a total of nine
local markets in which the Company had previously scheduled local media
advertising.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031014/BKLOGO)
Burger King Corporation recently launched the non-partisan Have It Your
Way(R) '04 campaign (http://www.haveityourway04.com) in which the Company
partnered with some of today's most popular musicians to create a series of
:15 and :30 spots to encourage young Americans to vote in this year's
presidential election.
The Company strongly encourages American citizens to participate in the
democratic process by voting for the candidate of their choice.
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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http://www.haveityourway04.com
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CONTACT:
Eric Anderson, +1-212-221-1616, for Burger
King Corporation
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