NEWS LITERACY ADVERTISING OVERLOAD BY DUCHESS HARRIS JD PHD WITH SUE BRADFORD EDWARDS Core Library Cover image It's easy to feel overwhelmed by advertising these days An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CHAPTER ONE
ADVERTISING WHERE YOU PLAY The young gamer glanced at the clock He had enough time to play his favorite strategy game so he clicked Play Now Now the screen read Start Here Free Download His older brother had already told him not to click on it This wasn't part of the game It was an advertisement designed to look like a game download If he clicked it the ad would pull him out of the game and to another site Instead he closed the window It's nearly impossible to escape advertising which is even found in video games
