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Ad Expert: Putting A Hit On 'Detroit Murder 1-8-7' Is Mercy Killing

ABC's cancellation of the show "Detroit 1-8-7" means the state will stop funding a show that was completely contrary to the state's own "Pure Michigan" ad campaign. Said Richard Cole, professor and immediate past chairman of the department of advertising, pr and retailing at Michigan State, "The negatives associated with featuring murder as sort of the central theme associated with the city are offsetting the positives that we are trying to do by running ... one of the best travel campaigns in the country."

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