Week 6 Discussion Board

Week 6 Discussion Board

60 Minutes

Sunday , February 22 , 2009

Interviews reported by Leslie Stahl , Lara Logan , and Bob Simon

s : The idea of lowering the drinking age to 18 , the Iraqi army regaining control of Basra , and a young Jewish boy that ran away from the Nazis and was later found and adopted as the Nazi mascot

1 ) 60 Minutes targets intelligent adults that are interested in the affairs affecting the state of their nation , as well as matters in the world-wide news . The subject matter of the news stories

is appealing to many different groups of people . Tonight 's subjects are particularly educational for parents , war veterans , holocaust survivors , and followers of Judaism

2 ) This program does not promote any stereotypes , but manages to report on major issues in an accommodating matter to various cultures

3 ) The commercials target an audience of middle aged white people . The majority of the commercials featured members of this demographic of who appeared of the middle and upper classes with disposable income . Viagra was the product that had the most ads run during the program with its commercial of an older couple on a tropical vacation

4 ) The commercials send the message that Americans have a lot of free time on their hands . Between the Viagra commercials , one with an older couple on a tropical vacation , and the other a couple putting on their wedding outfits for fun , the Cheer detergent commercial with couples lounging in the park and hanging out in...