Media, Politics, Advertisement, and Influence-Let's Talk About It!


We all know that going as far back as the printing press, media in its various forms was designed to inform and influence us. This is especially true when it comes to politics and election season. Every time an election season rolls around be it a senate race, a governor race, or the presidential race, we see an abundance of television ads, flyers, build boards, street signs, radio commercials, and in recent years, social media posts related to the election. These advertisements are designed to persuade us to vote for a particular candidate or on take a stance on a particular issue. Does it work though? Can viewing a political advertisement, commercial, or social media post really impact the way you think about particular candidate or issue? Can it change your mind if you already have a stance?


In one corner, we have the writer at CultureWorld.Org who say, yes, political ads work, otherwise it would make no sense to spend all that money on them. Makes sense, right? 

Do Political Attack Ads Really Work? (with pictures) (culturalworld.org)

And in this corner, we have the writers at Fox News, who believe thaton a regular basis, no, these ads do not work, however in close elections such as the recent Ga Senate Runoff these types of ads work. See below for more! 

How much do political campaign ads really matter and do they actually work on voters? | Fox News


Comment Below- Do you think political advertisements work? Why or why not? 





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