tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899180445811668276.post4815320884044256478..comments2024-01-05T07:38:39.265-08:00Comments on PHYLLIS CARTER'S JOURNAL: HOW ADVERTISING BLURS YOUR REASON AND IMPAIRS YOUR JUDGEMENTPhyllis Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06923874190935369126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899180445811668276.post-18832883614668847072013-04-18T10:13:03.409-07:002013-04-18T10:13:03.409-07:00HOW ADVERTISING BLURS YOUR REASON AND IMPAIRS YOUR...HOW ADVERTISING BLURS YOUR REASON AND IMPAIRS YOUR JUDGEMENT<br />http://phylliscartersjournal.blogspot.com/2013/04/how-advertising-blurs-your-reason-and_18.html <br /><br />Selma Al-Ka'bi - This does not occur only in advertising and politics. There has been much brouhaha from so called mainstream journalists, who write for 'established sources' re the veracity of news stories. Even that word 'story' - not a news item, but story, has connotations of the fabulous, the imagined, made up, fake. Their argument is that any old dross can and is published via the internet, but established journalism is the only way forward, and is the only thing that can be relied upon. Hmmm, let's see.. does the general public know when it is being duped, when it reads a news article, (which happens to have a new book/website/service mentioned in it). Does it think that the people featured (apart from the author/CEO etc), really exist? The cosy photos of families, victims, long lost relatives finding one another, magical stories - they all must be real. No. Many are not real at all. Many are publicity stunts, devised by PR companies for their clients, and distributed to any medium that will publish them. Some make the front page, buy into the propaganda, buy the book, sign up to the service/website featured. Advertorial - that is usually flagged up, but PR stunts are not - they are published as if bona fide news items. A reader sees a product reviewed or endorsed in that which appears to be an objective editorial piece in a magazine. No, it's not objective, an advertiser usually ,(but not always), pays the magazine to feature items such as these.<br /><br />Thank you for these insights, Selma. I am sometimes at a loss to know if an item is true or not. I try very hard to be careful when I publish something on Facebook or on my blog. I check the WWW for info before publishing. But it is possible that I might be deceived. You will see that, on my blog, PHYLLIS CARTER'S JOURNAL, I state clearly that I do not endorse or support anyone, but I publish information that I consider interesting and worth considering. <br />Phyllis Carter Phyllis Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923874190935369126noreply@blogger.com