I wrote a book about the idea of “selling America to Americans” and corporate-sponsored ephemeral media (in other words, PR for capitalism) in the 20th century. Thanks for this thread! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
There’s a print version of the ad here, on page 3. www.buchananlibrary.org/files/88cca2...
The Ad Council Archive at UIUC Library might have a copy of the video. Looks like National Safety Council was the sponsor.
Hi! Do you have any info about the sponsor (or the ad agency that created the spot)?
I’m so sorry, Mols. Sending condolences.
Hi and thanks for the mention :) this is such an interesting point. How in-existence does a task force need to be in order to become legible or consequential to different stakeholders? Is the production of a report the thing that makes a task force “real”?
Not sure if you’re saying this literally or figuratively, but just in case: link to a big list of grounding exercises below. These can be used to create a pause in moments of anxiety. hr.jhu.edu/wp-content/u...