Questioning the media

Q. Does the press go too far in revealing private details about celebrities? Why or why not? Given that celebrities benefit from press coverage, should they be given more power to control negative coverage?

A. The press is only going to cover what the people are buying, so if people want to see private details about celebrities then so be it. The people who should be questioned are those willing to buy such information. I do indeed believe celebrities are entitled to the same rights to privacy as a “regular person.” No more, No less. Just because someone is famous does not mean they should have more rights then the next man.

Questioning the media

Q. Do advertisers ever produce messages specifically designed to be offensive? Is it proper for the news media to give attention to those offensive ads? Why or why not? Or should the news media just ignore offensive ads to avoid giving them free publicity/

A. I do believe advertisers produce messages intended to be offensive because any publicity is good. Whether it is proper or not for the news media to give it attention is a personal question. What’s proper to you might not be to me. I think if media did not give these controversial messages attention people would complain that the news media wasn’t spotlighting these companies so the people could be aware.

Questioning The Media

I can definitely name the advertisers I feel that are targeting me. Nike, Levi, Apple, and Dodge commonly pop up on my browsing sites. It is obvious that they are trying to target me because these are the site I spend most of my time on. I don’t really think it’s a big deal, if anything its helpful because when I am ready to purchase something, thanks to the many ads I have an idea of where to go. I also understand the problems people could have with it because it invades on your privacy but I think a solution would be to give users the option to turn trackers off, if that isn’t already a thing.