Advocates Attack 'Sesame Street' Sponsorship

"Sesame Street, long one of the Public Broadcasting Service's flagship shows, has come under fire for airing corporate sponsorship messages from McDonald's.

"Commercial Alert, a nonprofit public advocacy group backed by Ralph Nader, has sent a letter to Gary Knell, president and chief executive of the show's production company, Sesame Workshop, asking that McDonald's messages not be shown before or after episodes of the children's series."