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Is Advertising On Television To Children A Problem?, Brian Young
Is Advertising On Television To Children A Problem?, Brian Young
Irish Communication Review
Why are people concerned about television advertising and its influence on children? Is this concern justified? These are the two main points I want to consider in this paper.
View Of Advertising Practitioners, Peter O'Keeffe
View Of Advertising Practitioners, Peter O'Keeffe
Irish Communication Review
I am concerned to make the case for the rights and liberties to communicate commercial advertising messages to children. Consequenlly, I am amused by the identification of advertising with witchcraft; witches ceased to be burned a long time ago. However, this comparison, illustrates the excessive concern shown about how strangely influential advertising is.
Children And Television Advertising, Farrell Corcoran
Children And Television Advertising, Farrell Corcoran
Irish Communication Review
I am particularly frustrated by the lack of debate on issues concerning the media and children in this country. That may be a sweeping statement but we tend to react rather than take an active interest in trying to influence things. These reactions tend to be shaped by moral panics. There is nothing as depressing as a moral panic that arises, usually in the area of violence, every year or two, in response to something happening near us, for example in Manchester, Liverpool or perhaps closer to home. The same tired old arguments and positions are taken with little sign …