I think restricting political advertising might be the opposite action to take when pushing for more healthy discourse, since the whole premise of that belief is in tolerating opposing viewpoints.
If I am reading this as restricting political advertising on news websites specifically which i think is already a part of the process then yes they should be restricted because they can be …Read MoreIf I am reading this as restricting political advertising on news websites specifically which i think is already a part of the process then yes they should be restricted because they can be misconstrued as being a part of the news and encourage bias in news reporting. I don’t think any advertisements should be a part of news channel because the parasocial relationship built between certain anchormen and the public and be very intense without all the bells and whistles of modern advertising as. However if by restricting you mean on other channels that are not news related then my vote is no because people don’t seek other channels to be as informative resources when it comes to politics.Read Less
I think restricting political advertising might be the opposite action to take when pushing for more healthy discourse, since the whole premise of that belief is in tolerating opposing viewpoints.
If I am reading this as restricting political advertising on news websites specifically which i think is already a part of the process then yes they should be restricted because they can be …Read MoreIf I am reading this as restricting political advertising on news websites specifically which i think is already a part of the process then yes they should be restricted because they can be misconstrued as being a part of the news and encourage bias in news reporting. I don’t think any advertisements should be a part of news channel because the parasocial relationship built between certain anchormen and the public and be very intense without all the bells and whistles of modern advertising as. However if by restricting you mean on other channels that are not news related then my vote is no because people don’t seek other channels to be as informative resources when it comes to politics. Read Less