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Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the Gillette advertisement targeting “toxic masculinity.”

Meredith McGehee talked about efforts in Congress that would mandate greater disclosure of political ads that run on large internet platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question, “Should Facebook political ads be regulated?”

Doctors and legal experts testified about prescription drug injury advertisements. The hearing examined the impact of these ads on patient care and the doctor-patient relationship.

This 1958 U.S. Information Agency film explains different forms of Communist propaganda with extensive clips of Soviet films. The film was recorded at the Pentagon in the midst of the Cold W…

Katarina Keane talked about how modern advertising, with executives, brand slogans, and product packaging, emerged in the early 20th century. She described the evolution of advertising and m…

Professor Tim Wu talked about his book The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads, in which he examines the history of advertising and how marketers are vying for att…

Panelists talked about the constitutional and regulatory frameworks that govern marketing to children. They focused on both the opportunities and constraints for legal responses to unhealthy…

Panelists talked about science behind marketing food to children, including via TV, the internet, and through product branding. They also spoke about the relationship between food marketing …

Professor Tim Wu talked about his book, The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads. He spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 21st annual Texas Book Festival. Th…

Panelists talked about the pros and cons of internet advertisements. This discussion was part of the annual TechCrunch Disrupt Conference.

Jami Fullerton talked about her book, Advertising’s War on Terrorism: The Story of the U.S. State Department’s Shared Values Initiative, about a U.S. government funded $15 million advertisin…

Panelists talked about biodiversity, rainforests, islands, and climate change. Topics included reducing islands' dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting tropical rainforests to combat glo…

Industry representatives and anti-tobacco advocates testified on e-cigarette marketing practices designed to appeal to children. In addition, the hearing also focused on the health effects o…

Medical experts and business executives testified on the ways that that “energy ” drink companies market their products toward children.

Joseph Turow talked about his book, The Daily You: How the New Advertising Industry Is Defining Your Identity and Your Worth, in which he looks at the power of the advertising industry in th…

Paul Barrett reports on the creation and ubiquitous use of the Glock pistol, now used by two-thirds of American police departments. The gun, designed on 1982 by an Austrian curtain-rod manuf…

Using a myriad of examples from popular American culture, Ronald Bishop presented the many ways in which media attempts to persuade the public that more is not only better, it is necessary t…

Author Larry Tye spoke about his book and the life and career of Edward Bernays, The Father of Spin: Edward L. Bernays and The Birth of Public Relations, published by Crown. Mr. Bernays was …

Gail Dines, sociology and women’s studies professor at Wheelock College, presents her research on the social and cultural impact that pornography plays in American society. Ms. Dines reports…