{"id":1015,"date":"2008-07-30T03:59:03","date_gmt":"2008-07-30T07:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/index.php\/real-simple-magazine-sells-editorial-space-to-sun-scare-giant\/"},"modified":"2008-07-30T03:59:03","modified_gmt":"2008-07-30T07:59:03","slug":"real-simple-magazine-sells-editorial-space-to-sun-scare-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/real-simple-magazine-sells-editorial-space-to-sun-scare-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Simple Magazine Sells Editorial Space to Sun Scare Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you still don\u2019t think the $35 billion \u201csun scare\u201d industry affects the editorial integrity of magazines that accept their advertising dollars, look no further than the June issue of Real Simple<\/em> magazine. It\u2019s an excellent example of how \u201csun scare\u201d propaganda has leaked beyond traditional beauty magazines.<\/p>\n

\"2008-07-29-real-simple-tanningnews-copy.jpg\"<\/a>\u201cReal Simple<\/em>, a Time Inc. affiliate magazine, totally sold out in its June magazine in a blatant way that we\u2019ve come to expect from beauty magazines, but seldom see in magazines the public believes have editorial independence and integrity,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. \u201cIt is outrageous to think that people will read those articles not realizing they were completely paid for and that Real Simple<\/em> completely sold out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a look at the page line-up from Real Simple\u2019s<\/em> June magazine \u2013 staff written articles blatantly promoting the ads on the pages that followed:<\/p>\n