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“The program is only the excuse to get you to watch the advertising. Without the ads there would be no programs. Advertising is the true content of television and if it does not remain so, then advertisers will cease to support the medium, and television will cease to exist as the popular entertainment it presently is.”

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Jerry Mander, born on May 1, 1936, is a renowned activist. He is known for his critical analysis of consumerism and advertising, being a pioneer of the anti-consumerist movement. more

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