Advertising benefits consumers / John Hood
Advertising has too great an influence on society / Center for the study of commercialism
Advertisements stereotype women and girls / Katherine Toland Frith and Barbara Mueller
Advertisements stereotype men / Ivy McClure Stewart and Kate Kennedy
Depictions of minorities in advertisements are becoming more positive / Children Now
Advertisements rely on distorted depictions of sexuality / Tom Reichert
Advertisements provide a valuable public service / Advertising Council
Does advertising exploit children?
Advertising is harmful to children / Roy F. Fox
Advertising is not harmful to children / Elizabeth Austin
Advertising in schools gives corporations too much influence / Alex Molnar
Advertising in schools can be justified / William C. Bosher Jr. Kate R. Kaminski, and Richard S. Vacca
Adolescents are overexposed to alcohol advertising / Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
Alcohol advertising does not target children / Jacob Sullum
Should political advertising be reformed?
Political advertising is becoming increasingly negative / Janet Hook
Negative political advertising is necessary / David Limbaugh
Campaign-finance reform will improve political advertising / Trevor Potter
Campaign-finance reform violates the first amendment / Robert J. Samuelson
Candidates should be given free air time / Paul Taylor
Candidates should not be given free air time / Tom Peterson
The quality of political advertising needs to be improved / Bill Hillsman
Television journalists need to fact-check political advertisements
What is the future of advertising?
Advertising is becoming less traditional / Economist
Product placement is becoming too ubiquitous / Bonnie Erbe
The proliferation of internet spam will require creative solutions / Wendy M. Grossman
Advertising is becoming too pervasive / Robert W. McChesney and John Bellamy Foster
