Public service announcement (PSA) is a message in the public interest spread by the media without charge. They are to spread a message and raise awareness, changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue in the community. PSA’s are a great opportunity for nonprofit groups to communicate messages through the media. They send positive messages and have credible information. Some of the topics which I will be analyzing for public service announcement are, health and safety, environmental issues, animal cruelty, and gun control.
Since public service announcements are to supposed to be informative, they can be seen everywhere in the community. PSAs can be seen anywhere traditional ads are seen, which includes television and radio, billboards, bus station, social media, in mail or on …show more content…
The goal of a PSA is to change public opinion and raise awareness for a problem. The strategy used in PSAs are to educate the public and provoke feelings and reaction for betterment of the community. Some of the topic which PSAs cover are Drinking and Driving, Drug Addiction, Obesity, Smoking, Education and Safe Sex.
Anyone who wants to make a change in the society or provoke any positive thoughts towards some of the social issues can write a PSA. But to write a PSA one must Choose a topic which interest them. You must keep focus on one topic or else more than one topic can confuse the audience. Pick a subject that is important to you, as well as one you can visualize. When writing a PSA, you should always ask yourself this question what do you want the world to know? When you are trying to inform the audience about an important matter, you must do some research and know what you are advocating for.
Always consider your audience, think about who you want to target. Are you going to be targeting parents, teens, teachers or some other group? When you have thought about the audience, you will also need to consider their
Since public service announcements are to supposed to be informative, they can be seen everywhere in the community. PSAs can be seen anywhere traditional ads are seen, which includes television and radio, billboards, bus station, social media, in mail or on …show more content…
The goal of a PSA is to change public opinion and raise awareness for a problem. The strategy used in PSAs are to educate the public and provoke feelings and reaction for betterment of the community. Some of the topic which PSAs cover are Drinking and Driving, Drug Addiction, Obesity, Smoking, Education and Safe Sex.
Anyone who wants to make a change in the society or provoke any positive thoughts towards some of the social issues can write a PSA. But to write a PSA one must Choose a topic which interest them. You must keep focus on one topic or else more than one topic can confuse the audience. Pick a subject that is important to you, as well as one you can visualize. When writing a PSA, you should always ask yourself this question what do you want the world to know? When you are trying to inform the audience about an important matter, you must do some research and know what you are advocating for.
Always consider your audience, think about who you want to target. Are you going to be targeting parents, teens, teachers or some other group? When you have thought about the audience, you will also need to consider their