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Media Coverage of Chapel Hill Ads
Media Coverage of Chapel Hill Ads
Media Coverage of Chapel Hill Ads
Chapel Hill Transit’s decision to temporarily take down the ads generated a flurry of media interest in the issue. After additional contact information was added to the ads, they were re-posted. Below are links to several media stories about the Chapel Hill ads.
- Jenny Drabble, “Religious bus ad controversy continues,” The Daily Tar Heel, October 26, 2012
- Tammy Grubb, “Chapel Hill buses will run church’s ad for now,” News & Observer, October 25, 2012
- Alletta Cooper, “Despite Content Outrage, Free Speech At Crux Of Bus Ad Issue,” Chapelboro, October 12, 2012
- Holly West, “Bus ad policy scrutinized at Chapel Hill Town Council forum,” The Daily Tar Heel, October 12, 2012
- Tammy Grubb, “No decision on Chapel Hill bus ads,” News & Observer, October 11, 2012
- Sam Fletcher, “ACLU says banning controversial bus ad would violate First Amendment,” The Daily Tar Heel, October 12, 2012
- Donnabeth Leffler, “The Luxury of Disagreement,” Chapelboro, October 10, 2012
- Anne Bremmer, “ACLU To Plead Bus Ad Case At Town Council Thursday,” Chapelboro, October 9, 2012
- Gregory Childress, “Controversial group has inquired about bus ad,” The Herald Sun, October 5, 2012
- Gregory Childress, “Bus ads subject of a public forum,” The Herald Sun, October 2, 2012
- Mike Meno, “ACLU: Censoring Chapel Hill Bus Ads Violates 1st Amendment,” WFMY News, October 1, 2012
- “ACLU challenges Chapel Hill’s removal of bus ad,” WRAL, October 1, 2012
- Tammy Grubb, “ACLU letter: Let Chapel Hill bus ads stay,” News & Observer, October 1, 2012
- “ACLU-NC to Chapel Hill: Censoring Bus Ads Violates First Amendment,” American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina, October 1, 2012
- “Chapel Hill residents invited to forum on bus ad policy,” WRAL, September 28, 2012
- “Get off the bus?“ News & Observer, September 17, 2012
- Tammy Grubb, “Bus ads against Israeli aid draw crowd in Chapel Hill,” News & Observer, September 13, 2012
- Rachel Butt, “Town responds to controversial bus ads,” The Daily Tar Heel, September 12, 2012
- Elizabeth Friend, “Chapel Hill Bus Ad Controversy Sparks Free Speech Debate,” Chapelboro, September 12, 2012
- “Chapel Hill, N.C., to revisit bus ad policy over anti-Israel ad,” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 11, 2012
- Jane Porter, “Jewish Community Members Prepare To Talk About Bus Ads With CHTC,” Chapelboro, September 8, 2012
- Susan Dickson, “Controversial ads back on buses,” The Carrboro Citizen, September 6, 2012
- Caroline Hudson, “Community debate sparked by bus ad calling for end of U.S. military aid to Israel,” The Daily Tar Heel, September 5, 2012
- Charlotte Huffman, “Political ads on buses sparks controversy in Chapel Hill,” NBC 17, September 5, 2012
- Billy Ball, “Chapel Hill church raises hackles over ad on public buses; free speech an issue,” Indyweek, September 5, 2012
- Gregory Childress, “Controversial bus ads return,” The Herald Sun, September 4, 2012
- Nancy Oates, “Talk and ride,” Chapel Hill Watch, September 4, 2012
- Jerry Markatos, “Bus ads can be part of the solution,” Chapel Hill News, September 1, 2012
- “Speak freely on buses,” The Daily Tar Heel, August 30, 2012
- Asher Zeiger, “North Carolina town removes anti-Israel bus ads after outcry,” The Times of Israel, August 30, 2012
- Mark Schultz, “Chapel Hill to review policy after ads were pulled from buses,” News & Observer, August 29, 2012
- Alletta Cooper, “Citing Procedure, CHT Removes Controversial Bus Ad (For Now),” Chapelboro, August 29, 2012
- Erin Hartness, “Ad pulled from Chapel Hill buses,” WRAL, August 29, 2012
- Stephanie Hawco/David Horn, “Controversy swirls surrounding ads on buses in Chapel Hill,” North Carolina News Network, August 29, 2012
- Gregory Childress, “Town rethinking transit ads after complaints,” The Herald Sun, August 28, 2012
- Holly West, “Chapel Hill pulls transit advertisement,” The Daily Tar Heel, August 26, 2012






