Michael Hardner Posted Wednesday at 10:44 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 10:44 AM (edited) 7 hours ago, Moonlight Graham said: What's the difference between raising money and then paying to put out ads supporting one party over another vs putting out an editorial supporting one party over another? Advertising just has a far different character than editorial comment. When the globe and Mail makes editorial comment, it's a serious consideration. They will typically write a single piece, with a reasoned argument as to why they as an entity support a candidate and their party. While it is an opinion, it's a reflection of the character of the institution ultimately. The bar is far lower for advertising. The message comes without attribution to a source, and there is no expectation of reason behind it, and there is no accountability for the message. In fact, people had to research that anti -muslim van message to in fact determine where it came from. They're just not the same thing. .... You have to read Neil postman... In his book Amusing Ourselves to Death he examines that length the problems with the decline of seriousness in our public sphere, in how issues are covered. Today everything is a narrative, an interesting story, a hook with a villain and a hero. The Public sphere no longer supports taking even a few minutes to try to be objective, to look at data. It doesn't even support having public figures are disciplined in this regard. As such, the landscape becomes the domain of the storyteller and the liar. A good charlatan can spin anything to make themselves look good, in the absence objective criticism. This is where we are today. Edited Wednesday at 10:45 AM by Michael Hardner 1 Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
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