The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA)The Ethics of Political Advertising | The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) https://www.philosophersinamerica.com Building communities of philosophical conversation. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:44:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.philosophersinamerica.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-Logo-Alt-Small-v3-32x32.jpg The Ethics of Political Advertising | The Society of Philosophers in America (SOPHIA) https://www.philosophersinamerica.com 32 32 115125559 The Ethics of Political Advertising https://www.philosophersinamerica.com/2020/08/04/the-ethics-of-political-advertising/ https://www.philosophersinamerica.com/2020/08/04/the-ethics-of-political-advertising/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:23:52 +0000 Eric Thomas Weber https://www.philosophersinamerica.com/?p=3188 One-Sheet for SOPHIA Conversations.

Students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University created this one-sheet for the Worcester County (MA) SOPHIA Chapter. Dr. J.J. Sylvia IV and Dr. Kyle Moody edited it. Its creation was supported by SOPHIA and the Douglas and Isabelle Crocker Center for Civic Engagement. Students included Lindsey Ogden, Kenneth Howell, Martin […]

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Printable one-sheet (front & back) in Adobe PDF.

Students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University created this one-sheet for the Worcester County (MA) SOPHIA Chapter. Dr. J.J. Sylvia IV and Dr. Kyle Moody edited it. Its creation was supported by SOPHIA and the Douglas and Isabelle Crocker Center for Civic Engagement. Students included Lindsey Ogden, Kenneth Howell, Martin Heffler, Skyler Saddow, Edgar Mutebi, and Harrison Svihla.

While political advertising can be a useful tool to reach the public in order to inform them on political topics and candidates, these types of advertisements are often saturated in controversy.

Image of a woman at her laptop on which the screen reads: 'Fake News.'

Click here, on the image above, or on the Adobe PDF link on right to open a printable, Adobe PDF version of the one-sheet, which, if printed, is intended to be printed front and back.

SOPHIA is grateful to the students in the Communication Law and Ethics course at Fitchburg State University, as well as to Drs. Sylvia and Moody and to the Crocker Center for Civic Engagement.

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