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Professionals in marketing and media have the responsibility of helping create an unbiased landscape in the public realm, to stop narratives having a lasting and serious impact on those in the public eye, says Lisa Eaton, MD of Unwritten Group.
With the rise of celebrity culture and increased visibility of personalities, there’s a growing obsession with people as living brands. It’s become standard practice for much of the media to use its influence to dehumanise for profit.
This exposes people in the public sphere to endless discussion and abuse. We make assumptions and project our judgements onto them in online spaces where comments can be seen by the individuals and the wider public.