Debates by Category: Media

January 23, 2012

Social Media Sites: Employers Should Block Them

To prevent hackers from stealing private information, companies should make sure workers don’t access social media websites on office computers. Pro or con?

September 21, 2011

Brand Journalism Is One Suspicious Article

Let’s not trust corporations to act as journalists, using the Internet to write about their products. Pro or con?

January 23, 2010

Pondering NBC’s Conan-Jay Upheaval

Was NBC truly foolish throughout the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien debacle and resolution? Two industry-watchers sound off

December 31, 2008

The Print Media Are Doomed

Surpassed in convenience and economy by online content, printed magazines and newspapers will dry up in the next decade. Pro or con?

August 20, 2008

Anorexia: A Media-Borne Illness

TV, magazines, and the Internet are to blame for today’s artificial standard of beauty and the resulting low self-esteem and eating disorders among girls and women. Pro or con?