A Few Media Commandments The First Amendment of the Constitution states that, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or of the press”. It is precisely this lack of governmental control that allows for misuse of this freedom. As a result the media needs to police its own actions in accordance with morals and ethics. Four regions where current media practices are wrong are addressed. THOU SHALL NOT PROMOTE ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR OR PRODUCTS An area of concern where the media goes overboard is that of using cartoon characters to sell products. A classic example of this is the Joe Camel Cigarette ads in magazines and on billboards. These ads are not just advertisements for their specific product but they are made to appeal to the much younger audience in order to start them smoking at an earlier age. This allows the corporation to ....

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