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Pitt students fatigued by election ads but eager to vote

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024

Over the course of this election season, the candidates have topped a combined $1 billion in Pennsylvania on advertising to try and get out the remaining votes. As election season winds down, students say they are ready to move forward.

Harris campaign expands youth outreach to college newspapers

By Amanda Yu and Emma Hannan • October 23, 2024

For readers of the print edition of The Pitt News, there’s a good chance that a Harris ad is blanketing the back page. From the Kamala HQ Tiktok to the DNC inviting social media influencers, the Harris campaign has been reaching out to young voters in a multitude of ways.

Satire | A better use for editorial space

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • April 17, 2024

While I am already impressed by how The Pitt News has taken advantage of ad opportunities, with many ads featured both on the website and in the print edition, I believe it would be to The Pitt News’ advantage to take your advertisement goals even further and replace editorial material with these helpful advertisements.

Opinion | There are no ad-free spaces anymore

By Kelly Xiong, Senior Staff Columnist • March 8, 2024

When was the last time you were online and didn’t get some sort of ad right away? Whether you’re watching your favorite show or doomscrolling on social media, you are bound to come across some sort of ad or marketing tactic. There is no escaping companies and brands profiting and capitalizing off you every second they can.

Opinion | Oh my god, please stop the excessive ads on mobile games!

By Livia LaMarca, Senior Staff Columnist • December 8, 2022

Forced ads get in the way of people playing a game, and if you are as impatient as I am, they will most likely make them delete it and therefore make the developers less money in the long run. If ads are scarce or if the players get to choose when they watch ads, the mobile gaming experience would be so much better.