Beer Ads Under Scrutiny

There's been lots of national ink spilled over beer advertising this week. The Wall Street Journal published a not-so-rosy article by Christopher Lawton titled, "Beer Industry Tests FTC's Patience" on Wednesday.This is what happened: Anti-alcohol group CSPI sent a letter to the FTC complaining about the Bud Light ads which show referees "stealing" beer, which CSPI contends breaks the Beer Institute's ad code against illegal behavior shown in ads. On Friday, the FTC replied to the CSPI, reiterating support for