Response to Michelle's Post

This is in response to Michelle Corf's post, Marketing, Advertising, and Propaganda. I believe Michelle made a good point by using the example of cell phones for a difference between marketing and advertising. I agree that a good way to define the difference between marketing and advertising is to distinguish a person's needs from there wants. In response to her question about propaganda and the war on terror, Should people be influenced by propaganda such as this even if they believe differently? I think that people will always be influeced by the propaganda and the war no matter which side they are on. I think that unless you are there fighting in the actual war, then you can't really have too many thoughts because so many of the images in the media are distorted and exagerated so that we will believe what they want us to believe. No matter whether you are for the war or against it, I think the media and propaganda will influence everyone. Since propaganda and media tie togther so well, are they the same? Does proganda have to be through the media?