Might American editors bow to ad pressure and loosen ad:edit guidelines?

The American Society of Magazine Editors is revising its ad:edit guidelines and according to a story published by MediaDaily News, it appears that straitened circumstances (i.e. total ad pages down 8.5% at over 200 weekly and monthly titles tracked by MIN Online) in the magazine business may cause ASME to consider loosening its restrictions on integration of advertising into magazine covers and