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Everyone on advertising
Apparently, David Cameron is trying to get the big TV companies to hand over free advertising time to encourage people to get involved in their communities.
Do you think TV ads would persuade you to get involved? Or if not, what would?
about 2 years ago
Myriam Roberts
TV adverts would raise the profile of youth volunteering1
Charlotte Beckett
Good thought Myriam, but when a lot of the media is struggling to make money, should the government really get free advertising? And aren't other, cheaper ways of marketing more effective?
Myriam Roberts
when you put it like that it does seem unfair.
just wanted to ask for peoples opinion's on a question i have. "what would be the best method of letting teenagers know the affects of drinking alcohol, and wether they think media and advertising has any affect?
about 2 years ago
Barry Kirkwood
I work for a charity that helps young homeless and unemployed people turn their lives around, we're called The Amber Foundation - http://www.amberweb.org
We have a number of young people who have become addicted to alcohol, or had serious drinking problems. We try to work with our young people to help spread the message to other young people (secondary school) about the dangers of alcohol and the... Read more
Charlotte Beckett
Hi Linsey
What are your viewsy? Does advertising have an impact or is it education that would be effective?
Hi Barry,
Thanks for adding to the debate. Good points: is it seeing the effects directly on others that have an impact on anything we do?
Barry Kirkwood
Hi Charlotte,
I think seeing the impact on people can make a difference, though many young people still have the attitude "this will never happen to me" so it's important to make it relevant to the specific audience, be it kids from inner cities, rural areas, deprived areas, private school kids - each of them will approach alcohol and consume in different ways.
Linsey Champion
Hello to everyone that has posted... Would like to say thank you.... At the moment i am studying a occupational therapy degree and i have been researching various things in regards to teenagers and alcohol. The suggestions that i personaly made towards a discusstion within my uni course was that i think that teenagers are now a days more old headed and i think they deserve to part of the desction... Read more