Finding Optimism » advertising http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog A Positive Approach to Mental Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:59:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 8 Hours a Day Spent on Screens http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/lifestyle/8-hours-a-day/ http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/lifestyle/8-hours-a-day/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:31:17 +0000 james http://www.findingoptimism.com/blog/?p=914 A New Crop of TVs

in the New York Times

The advertising industry’s “Council for Research Excellence” commissioned a report into media usage, which found that the average American watches 61 minutes of advertising and promotions a day. A senior researcher at Turner Broadcasting says that the data is “actually quite comforting” for the TV industry.

The New York Times reports it with a straight bat, which is a pity. Next time they might point to the effects of so much screen time.

Click to read more of the New York Times article.

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