Manuscripts

Pornography Advertising Responses

Description: In August 1977, the Los Angeles Times adopted a policy that prohibited advertising for hardcore pornographic movies. This decision generated much debate and incoming correspondence. Letters are arranged by opinion of the policy and chronologically. Date range is 1977-1978.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1977-1978
Call number: mssLAT
Creator: Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Motion Picture Advertising

Manuscripts

Approx. 40 items - letters, memos and press releases. Notable names and items include: Vance Stickell ; Tom Johnson ; Charles Champlin ; "Personal & confidential" letter, 10/17/1980, from Jack Valenti to Tom Johnson ; 5-pp. report, "Newspapers as a medium for motion picture advertising," handwritten date 7/29/1980, to "Motion Picture Executives" from Charlie Kinsolving, NAB, etc. ; William F. Thomas. Much of the material in this folder deals with the issue of LAT's stance on accepting advertising for pornographic movies.

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Michael Jackson KABC-AM Radio Show Interview

Manuscripts

"Three pieces of correspondence relating to an radio interview Otis Chandler gave on the Michael Jackson Show KABC-AM on August 15, 1977. Also in his folder is a two page transcript from an interview Paul Conrad did on the Michael Jackson Show on August 24, 1977 in which he was asked about the Los Angeles Times decision to ban pornographic ads. "

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Departments - Display Advertising - Policy

Manuscripts

5 items. Material includes: three articles from LAT [one with Otis Chandler byline] tracing, over approx. 6 months, LAT rejection of ads for porno films, a lawsuit by representatives of the "adult" film industry, and a judge's dismissal of the suit (1977-1978); transcript of 3/30/1978 news report on KHJ-tv on the judge's ruling; article, 9/5/1994, "L.A. Times gives cold shoulder to 'adult cabaret' category advertising."

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Renick, Leonard

Manuscripts

Two letters of correspondence between Otis Chandler and Leonard Renick, of Phil Renick Cadillac. Attached to Renick's letter three pages of signatures from people that approved on Chandler's decision to ban pornographic advertising.

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Departments - Classified Advertising

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: article copy, Among Ourselves, 11/1963, "Classified computer system gets under way"; tear sheet article, The Reader, 6/4/1982, :Lost--Million Lines from Times Class."; various memos dealing with classifieds; personnel policies; rate guidelines; more material on automation of classified dept., 12/1978; 4-pp. script for slide show--headed "FYI"--on the history of classified advertising in general, and specifically the history of ads in LAT; 12-sheet issue of Ad Notes, published "by and for" the (LAT) Classified Ad staff, 5/19/1983; invitations to - 1974 Classified Christmas & Awards Breakfast, 1977 Classified Christmas & Awards Program, Classified's Christmas and Awards Program

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Advertising rates

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Approx. 15 items: rate cards, letters to advertisers and other material related to advertising rate for 1977.

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Pornography Advertising Responses

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