6 more weeks of winter

[sugarpop]

Much as I hate advertising, I would rather have the newspapers with advertising. With newspapers, the advertising is generally for local events and sales and stuff. Very different from the advertising in magazines and on TV. Still, I would always choose a free press with the warts. Advertisers will some way to get us anyway. I just hope we never get to the point like it was in that movie Minority Report. ugh. Can you imagine?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by sugarpop

I would rather have the newspapers with advertising. With newspapers, the advertising is generally for local events and sales and stuff. Very different from the advertising in magazines and on TV. Still, I would always choose a free press with the warts. Advertisers will some way to get us anyway.

Advertising in print is no different than any other medium. Its still advertising. The only difference is the reach and the ability to demographically or geographically target.

I believe what you were referring to earlier when you stated your opinion that advertising was so terrible is/was specifically pharmaceutical advertising. Since you never took the opportunity to clarify, I am still uncertain.