The Washington Post aired its first Super Bowl ad at the end of Sunday’s game, but many people, including journalists, were troubled by the nearly $10 million spent on the 60-second commercial. Knowing keeps us free.#democracydiesindarknesshttps://t.co/j20M5UBdq2 pic.twitter.com/bCtLZrUURJ — The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 4, 2019The ad is narrated by actor Tom Hanks, who played former executive editor Ben Bradlee in “The Post,” a 2017 movie about the newspaper’s work to help expose a decades-long cover-up of government secrets. “When our nation is threatened ... there’s always someone to gather the facts, no matter the costs,” Hanks said in the ad. The Washington Post ad was gonna be good either way but Tom Hanks really pushes it over the edge — Leigh Munsil (@leighmunsil) February 4, 2019Best ad tonight!!! With the money the @washingtonpost spent on that ad, they could have employed 50 journalists for a year paying each a salary of $100,000.

Source: Huffington Post February 04, 2019 03:31 UTC