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South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again Tuesday as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking those who died for the country’s pro-democracy movement.
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What happenedSouth Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again as it faced a backlash over a marketing campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown in 1980.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftStarbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea
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CenterSouth Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
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Right / center-rightStarbucks Korea boss apologises after advert sparks big backlash
Starbucks struggles to quell outrage over ‘Tank Day’ ad campaign that evoked massacre in South Korea
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SEOUL, South Korea — The head of Starbucks in South Korea apologized again Tuesday as the company faces sustained public backlash against a marketing campaign widely perceived as mocking th...
South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre
South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again as it faced a backlash over a marketing campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown in 1980.
