I know advertising can be a powerful medium, but…

Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have caused devastating damage to American troops in Iraq, so it’s only natural that the Pentagon would make every effort to thwart attacks using these devices. I have to admit, though, that of all the possible approaches, using advertising to ask insurgents to stop using IEDs hadn’t occurred to me. The […]

High standards for movies, low standards for presidents

Sony’s movie studio made up critical praise for some of its movies and used quotes from a non-existent critic in its TV ads. The Bush administration made up fake-news segments featuring an actress pretending to be a reporter in its televised propaganda. One of the two is embarrassed and will pay $1.5 million in an […]