{"id":16438,"date":"2015-12-27T20:07:27","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T01:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=16438"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:17","slug":"deconstruct-political-campaign-billboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/deconstruct-political-campaign-billboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Deconstruct Political Campaign Billboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deconstructing Political Ad\/Billboard
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\nAbove is an image of a billboard I photographed in Columbia SC in December 2015.<\/p>\n

Here are a number of questions one can ask about this message:<\/p>\n

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  1. Who sponsored\/or paid for this message?<\/u>
    \nA: National Nurses United (a Super PAC<\/a>)
    \nGoing to the     NNU website<\/a>, one can easily find an article on why NNU endorsed Sanders<\/li>\n
  2. Who is the audience for this message?<\/u>
    \nA: College students (the billboard is close to a college campus);\u00a0Anyone with a college loan<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Why does the message use only the first name of the candidate?
      \n<\/u>A:\u00a0 The sponsors are confident the audience will know that BERNIE is       Bernie Sanders<\/a>, a democratic senator from Vermont who\u2019s running for President.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. What does the date February 27 refer to?
        \n<\/u>\u00a0A. Since the billboard is in South Carolina, the date refers to the date of the Democratic Primary in the state, in which voters express their preference between Bernie Sanders in other democrats on the ballot.<\/li>\n
      2. Thinking About The Image: What does that mean?
        \n<\/u>A: Look at the expression on the face of the student: what might that communicate;\u00a0 what does the dollar sign hanging from his graduation cap signify?<\/li>\n
      3. What does \u201cPolitics As Usual Won\u2019t End Student Debt\u201d mean?
        \n<\/u>A:\u00a0 Students could be tasked with researching what issues are paramount with students who have taken out loans for higher education. What does \u201cpolitics as usual\u201d mean?\u00a0 What has Bernie Sanders said or done that communicates he will do something about student loans?<\/p>\n

        Other questions:
        \nHow much does this billboard cost?
        \nHow many vehicles are expected to pass by this location each day?
        \nIs billboard advertising effective? Why or why not?<\/p>\n

        Another billboard <\/a>from NNU in South Carolina
        \n        \"bernie<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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