Burger King's viral tweet gets backlash

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• Burger King's viral backlash.
• CBS cashes in on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
• Brits react to pharma ads.

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Burger King's 'women belong in the kitchen' tweet, meant to critique the male-dominated cooking industry, receives backlash on International Women's Day

• Burger King tweeted "women belong in the kitchen" to promote its new scholarship for female chefs.
• The restaurant said it was drawing attention to the lack of female representation in culinary arts.
• Some on social media said the messaging was tone-deaf and vowed to not eat at the restaurant.

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• Claire Atkinson reports that CBS booked an estimated $20 million in ads for its Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview.
• More than 50 ads aired and slots sold from anywhere between $250,000 and $325,000, agencies say.
• Parent ViacomCBS sold the Oprah Winfrey interview to 80 markets around the world as of March 8.

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Brits are calling out the 'dystopian' and 'post-apocalyptic' American pharma ads that aired during Oprah's interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

• Brits questioned American drug ads that aired during Oprah's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
• Most countries have banned direct to consumer advertisements for prescription medicine.
• "American adverts make me feel like I'm in some post-apocalyptic world," one tweet read.

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