Posted on October 25th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
by Walter Brasch
It’s a little more than a week before the presidential election, and I’m worried about what happens afterwards. I’m not worried about the candidates, the people, or the country. I’m worried about the media.
First, I’m worried about the TV ad salespeople. For more than a year they haven’t had to do much other [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, Gov. Sarah Palin, In The News, John McCain '08, News Media, Presidential Election, Walter Brasch
Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
by Walter Brasch
During the final debate last week, Barack Obama called John McCain on the negative ads, saying that 100 percent of his radio and TV ads were negative. Not true, replied McCain. True, according to the Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin. Almost every ad in a one-week period before the debate was [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Campaign Ad, Election '08, General Election, In The News, John McCain '08, News Media, Presidential Election, Walter Brasch
Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Frenchdoc
Cross-posted from The Global Sociology Blog.
(Via Le Monde)
Today, the Council of Europe launched a campaign against most forms of corporal punishment, including slapping, spanking, hitting, mistreating, humiliating and any other practice that damage the dignity of a child. The campaign will consist in TV ads, the publication of a manual for parents on violence-free parenting [...]
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Filed under: Democratic Daily, Education, Equal Rights, Frenchdoc, World News
