Media Ethics

I believe the advertising industry should hold a higher code of ethics. Sure movies twist the truth in movies about historic events but twisting the truth is expected in those kind of movies unless the movie is a documentary. And I think because the news media knows that the public wants the truth, the news media gives the truth. However, the advertising business does not really seem to have any standards at all. The advertising industry shows the really small, skinny, pretty girls while most girls do not look like that. Also the advertising industry uses retouching making the girls look perfect. And if the networks refuse to run the ads, it really does not matter because the ads end up on the Internet where anybody and everybody can see it. I also think the advertisers are not thinking about the children who could potentially see some of the scandalous ads such as the Paris Hilton commercial. The advertising industry just really needs to sit down and think about what is appropriate for television, radio, and magazines.