Category: political advertising

Law Professor Cynical of Attempts to Legislate ‘Truth’ into Political Advertising

The former head of the then-Australian Broadcasting Authority has expressed concerns over the federal Parliament’s attempts to legislate “truth” into all political advertising, a move that comes amid disillusionment with political discourse in general, as well as information censorship around issues like climate change. David Flint, also a constitutional law professor, said it was not…


Politicians Opt for New Tools to Reach Young Voters

As he makes political ads, Heath Garrett may realize a race, like many statewide ones in Georgia, will come down to college-educated, persuadable, politically moderate women living somewhere in the Atlanta suburbs. How will he reach them? The answer used to be simple: television, the big gun in the political ad arsenal. Put your ads…