Advertisement Policy

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• The Daily Egyptian sells advertising at reasonable prices based on the financial needs of the newspaper to operate as a laboratory for the School of Journalism at SIUC. The Daily Egyptian is a student-operated non-profit organization.
• All advertising submitted to the Daily Egyptian is subject to approval and may be revised, rejected, or cancelled at any time.
• If an advertisement copy reaches the Daily Egyptian after deadline, and the advertising manager agrees to print late copy, the advertiser agrees to print late copy, the advertiser waives the right to receive a proof.
• Color requests cannot be guaranteed.
• There is guaranteed placement available for a 20% fee.
• The Daily Egyptian shall not be liable for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value of the advertisement unless the Daily Egyptian received corrected copy before the proof deadline with corrections.
• Responsibility of errors shall be limited to the cost of that portion of space occupied by erroneous content.  The Daily Egyptian is only responsible for the first insertion.
• Advertisements that are requested by the advertiser to be inserted upside down or sideways in the Daily Egyptian will be charged twice the appropriate column inch rate and must include a disclaimer.
• The advertiser, and if applicable, the advertising agency, assume all liability for al content (including text and illustration text). The advertiser, and if applicable, the advertising agency, also assume responsibility for any claims made against the Daily Egyptian arising from the publication of the advertisement.  Submitting an advertising order to the Daily Egyptian signifies agreement to this policy.
• A sample of all mail-order items must be submitted and approved prior to deadline for the publication.
• The Daily Egyptian may not accept advertisements that promote lotteries according to federal postal regulation.
• Payment in advance is required for all political advertisements.
• The advertiser is responsible for obtaining photo releases from any persons whose pictures appear in the advertisement.
• The Daily Egyptian reserves the right to insert in any political, partisan, or issue-based advertisement the words, “Paid for by (advertiser’s name)”.
• The Daily Egyptian reserves the right to add “Paid Advertisement” to any advertisement.
• All scheduled advertisement cancelled after the day of reservation is subject to a charge equal to the cost of the advertisement.
• The Daily Egyptian reserves the right to sell promotional advertising packages at special rates.
• The Daily Egyptian reserves the right to revise its advertising rates and conditions set forth on this rate card at any time upon thirty (30) days written notice.
• A service charge of $25.00 will be added to the advertiser’s account for every check returned to the Daily Egyptian unpaid by the advertiser’s bank.
• The Daly Egyptian is not responsible for lost or stolen artwork.