Do no evil?
This post on Google at Salon.com makes me sick to my stomach. After a Google employee offered to help the health care industry counter Michael Moore's new movie, Sicko, the employee clarified that what she really meant was:
"advertising is an effective medium for handling challenges that a company or industry might have. You could even argue that it's especially appropriate for a public policy issue like healthcare. Whether the healthcare industry wants to rebut charges in Mr. Moore's movie, or whether Mr. Moore wants to challenge the healthcare industry, advertising is a very democratic and effective way to participate in a public dialogue."
Yes, and journalism and marketing have the same goals, as was explained to us in one lecture here at Medill. Sounds like Google and our new dean would get along fabulously...
"advertising is an effective medium for handling challenges that a company or industry might have. You could even argue that it's especially appropriate for a public policy issue like healthcare. Whether the healthcare industry wants to rebut charges in Mr. Moore's movie, or whether Mr. Moore wants to challenge the healthcare industry, advertising is a very democratic and effective way to participate in a public dialogue."
Yes, and journalism and marketing have the same goals, as was explained to us in one lecture here at Medill. Sounds like Google and our new dean would get along fabulously...