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If it Bleeds it Leads – Why do People Love Bad News?

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Advertising, Books, Consumerism, Media, Psychology, Spin | Oct 17, 2008 | Tags: 9/11, crime, crime decline, current events, economic crisis, economy, fear, fear in marketing, fear mongering, financial crisis, financial news, global economy, Media, news, power of fear, scare tactics, self help, self help gurus, television news, terror, terrorism, terrorisy, wall street | No Comments

Have you watched your local nightly news lately? Probably not if you’re like most Americans under the age of 61, but you’ll still get my point. I’m guessing you’ve watched more financial news in the last month than usual in reaction to fear around money, stocks and the economy in general. I accidentally saw the ...Read more.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster …and Duped

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Advertising, Consumerism, Marketing, Movies, Videos | Oct 12, 2008 | Tags: American culture, anabolic steroids, bigger stronger faster, chris bell, ethics, film, integrity, movie, steroids | No Comments

The other night I watched the film Bigger, Stronger, Faster which is just out on DVD. What a quintessential American film. The main question of the film is, “Is it cheating if everyone is doing it?” This question comes from filmmaker Chris Bell’s life of believing that he could attain a Schwartennegeresque body without using ...Read more.

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