Wall Street Journal: Breitbart Takes Aim at Kellogg in Ad Dispute

Boxes of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal are seen displayed inside a Wal-Mart store July 2
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From Steven Perlberg writing in the Wall Street Journal:

Breitbart News is asking its readers to boycott Kellogg Co. after the cereal maker said it would no longer advertise on the conservative news website.

In a post on Breitbart News on Wednesday, the publication called on readers to sign a #DumpKelloggs petition against the manufacturer, whose brands include Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies and Cheez-It.

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Breitbart fought back hard. “Boycotting Breitbart News for presenting mainstream American ideas is an act of discrimination and intense prejudice,” Alexander Marlow, Breitbart News editor-in-chief, said in the Breitbart News article.

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In a statement, Kellogg said, “To be clear, our decision had nothing to do with politics.”

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