1. What do you think of when you hear the term public relations? What images come to mind? Where did these impressions come from?
Sports have played a major role in my life and when I think of public relations I think of professional athletes, specifically NFL players. All I really watch is ESPN and NFL Network, and those are just sports all day and night. I do not follow gossip on celebreties but if an NFL or other professional athlete gets in trouble I hear it almost immediately. When I think of public relations I think of how the public views these professional athletes. Although I generally think of it in a negative way because it is not important on how the public views athletes until they have a bad opinion of him/her. No one tries to fix a good reputation and there is certainly no news coverage on somebody who everyone thinks is a nice guy.
4. Can and should the often hostile relationship between the journalism and PR professions be mended? Why or Why Not?
The hostile relationship between those two professions should absolutely be mended. Although I do not believe it could happen as long as journalist stay the way they are. Journalist try to make someone look bad because it will get that person in the news and the journalist will make money and PR people try to mend that bad news. As long as journalist are willing to go to the stretches that they do then there will be no success in mending the hostility. Although it is also slightly on the public's fault. If people did not eat up and enjoy hearing about successful people's downfall than there would be no reason for the journalists to cover it so intensely.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Questioning the Media ch. 11
2. Why are so many people critical of advertising?
People are critical of advertising for very fundemental reasons. Advertising may support, and try to gain support, for things they do not like or do not approve of. A mother is not going to like seeing an advertisement with people smoking in public places around children, and Europeans are not going to like the Bud Light commercial mocking them for wearing speedos. People become spitfully critical of things they do not like or agree with. Advertising covers all realm of possibilites for products and services. Therefore with everything being availble for advertising it makes it easier for people to be critical of it Although it would not be fair, or Constitutional, to limit what can and can not be advertised. Last year I heard a commercial for a website that helps people in relationships find affairs, of course I did not like that but maybe someone else does.
7. Is advertising at odds with the ideals of democracy? Why or Why Not?
I do not believe advertising is at odds with the ideals of democracy at all. If anything, I believe it is rather in accordance with the ideals as long as it is not limited to certain products or services. Advertising is a form of speech, and democracy allows for free speech which includes advertising. Not everyone is going to like what every single other person says but that can not possibly be expected with all the opinions that exist. Advertising may appeal to some people, but not all. Although that does not mean its free speech should be impeded. The only time when advertising really should be absolutely limited is when people are telling lies about products.
People are critical of advertising for very fundemental reasons. Advertising may support, and try to gain support, for things they do not like or do not approve of. A mother is not going to like seeing an advertisement with people smoking in public places around children, and Europeans are not going to like the Bud Light commercial mocking them for wearing speedos. People become spitfully critical of things they do not like or agree with. Advertising covers all realm of possibilites for products and services. Therefore with everything being availble for advertising it makes it easier for people to be critical of it Although it would not be fair, or Constitutional, to limit what can and can not be advertised. Last year I heard a commercial for a website that helps people in relationships find affairs, of course I did not like that but maybe someone else does.
7. Is advertising at odds with the ideals of democracy? Why or Why Not?
I do not believe advertising is at odds with the ideals of democracy at all. If anything, I believe it is rather in accordance with the ideals as long as it is not limited to certain products or services. Advertising is a form of speech, and democracy allows for free speech which includes advertising. Not everyone is going to like what every single other person says but that can not possibly be expected with all the opinions that exist. Advertising may appeal to some people, but not all. Although that does not mean its free speech should be impeded. The only time when advertising really should be absolutely limited is when people are telling lies about products.
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