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2012
Youths, Area Leaders Rally to Back Bill Banning Alcohol Ads on State Property
Boston Globe, January 26, 2012
2011
Pepsi Uses Games to Mask Doritos Ads for Teens, Groups Say
Business Week, October 19, 2011
PepsiCo Wants to ‘Scare the Crap’ Out of Your Kids
CCFC Blog, October 19, 2011
Ban Food Marketing to Kids
USA Today, October 17, 2011
The Supreme Court, Video Games and Where the Real Power Lies
Sentinel Sun,October 13, 2011
Federal Regulators Rethinking Guidelines on Marketing Food to Children
Washington Post,October 10, 2011
Critics: FCC Not Policing Kids' TV
Politico, July 20, 2011
GAO: Children’s TV Rules Better Enforced on Broadcast Than Cable
Washington Post, July 15, 2011
Lawmakers Push for Children’s Online Privacy Law
Washington Post, July 14, 2011
Obama Ducks Food Fight Over Children’s Ads
Wall Street Journal SmartMoney, May 2,2011
2010
San Francisco Bans Happy Meals
L.A. Times, November 2, 2010
Supreme Court to Hear Violent Video Game Case
Associated Press, October 31, 2010
'Happy Meal' Legislation Will Be Back for Seconds
San Francisco Weekly, September 28, 2010
FCC Examines Complaint About Skechers Cartoon
Associated Press, September 22, 2010
FCC Probes Complaint That Cartoon Advertises Skechers Shoes
Washington Post, September 22, 2010
Skechers Cartoon Series Slammed in Petition
CBC News, September 15, 2010
FCC Asked to Block Skechers' New Cartoon Series
Associated Press, September 14, 2010
Special Report: Outgunned FDA Tries to Get Tough With Drug Ads
Reuters, September 3, 2010
Kids in Their Sights
National Post, August 27, 2010
S.F. Proposal: Healthier Kids Meals or No Toys
San Francisco Chronicle, August 11, 2010
Reps Seek Info From Comcast, MSNBC, Others on Web Tracking, Targeting
Broadcasting & Cable, August 5, 2010
Senate Passes Child Nutrition Act
New York Times, August 5, 2010
Junk Food Advertising Needs Watershed Ban
UK Telegraph, July 26, 2010
Chairman: FTC Leans Toward 'Do Not Track' Registry
Advertising Age, July 27, 2010
FTC to Include Teen-Targeted Measures in Online Privacy Recommendations
Broadcasting & Cable, July 15, 2010
Should We Care If Cher Swears? The FCC, Indecency, and Marketing to Children
CCFC Blog, July 15, 2010
Kucinich Pushes to End Tax Subsidies for Junk Food Advertising
The Huffington Post, July 12, 2010
Save Cheerios Not Children? Why Food Industry Self-regulation Just Isn't Going to Work
CCFC Blog, July 9, 2010
Debate Looms Over Teens' Privacy Right on the Web
Fox News, July 7, 2010
Coalition Asks FTC to Extend Child Privacy Protection to Mobile, Gaming and Other Platforms
Media Post, June 30, 2010
A Leading Advertiser Calls for an End to Advertising to Children
CCFC Blog, June 29, 2010
Viewers Must Know When They're Watching Product Placement, Says UK Regulator
Deadline London, June 28, 2010
The First Cannes Lion for Not Advertising At All
Alex Bogusky Blog, June 24, 2010
Sugary Sports Drinks: Soon Leaving a School Near You?
LA Times, June 16, 2010
WHO Targets Child Obesity with Food Marketing Curbs
Reuter, May 20, 2010
White House Task Force Issues Report on Fighting Childhood Obesity
Washington Post, May 12, 2010
World of Adcraft
Slate Magazine, May 10, 2010
Bring the FTC into the 21st Century
The Hill, May 4, 2010
Senators: 'Net Privacy Law for Children in Need of Overhaul
Ars Technica, May 1, 2010
Happy Meals Given the Chop
Sydney Morning Herald, April 30, 2010
Violent Video Game Ban for Kids to Get Hearing
San Francisco Chronicle, April 27, 2010
Happy Meal Toys Could Be Banned in Santa Clara County
L.A. Times, April 27, 2010
FTC: Cable, Broadcasters Need To Ramp-Up Self Regulation For Kids Media
Mulitchannel News, April 12, 2010
Food Fight Revisited
Washington Post, April 6, 2010
FTC to Consider New Restrictions on Collecting Data from Children
MediaPost, March 24, 2010
Unhealthy Habit: Both Obamas Are Way Too Ready to Partner with Big Players Who Keep U.S. Sick
NOW Magazine, March 24, 2010
Cameron to Tackle Sexualisation of Children in Advertising
The Drum (UK), February 19, 2010
Beer and Burgers Banned from New Product Placement Laws (UK)
Food & Drink Digital, February 5, 2010
Bill Before Legislature Would Allow Ads on School Buses
Peninsula Daily News, January 31, 2010
Spain Curbs 'Body Image' Ads on Television
The Guardian, January 18, 2010
"Spellcasters": The Hunt for the "Buy-Button" in Your Brain
Brand Channel, January 22, 2010
Supreme Court Rejects Corporate Spending Limits
New York Times, January 21, 2010
Pact to Limit Sugary Cereals to Kids Not Worth Its Salt
Chicago Tribune, January 20, 2010
Academic Warns Online Marketing for Children "Almost Impossible" to Police
MarketingWeek, January 14, 2010
Judge OKs Violent Video Game Ads on CTA Buses, Trains
Chicago Sun-Times, January 9, 2010
2009
FTC Concerned Over Continued Marketing of Violent Content to Children
LA Times, December 4, 2009
New Congressional Bill: Smackdown on Kids TV ads
Media Daily, November 13, 2009
TV Writers Want FCC to Expand Definition of Kids' Programming
Multichannel News, October 20, 2009
FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes
Bloomberg News, September 24, 2009
Food Industry Seeks to Maintain Junk Food Marketing in Schools
CSPI, September 23, 2009
2008
TSA Allows Ads In Bins Across U.S.
USA TODAY,
November 4, 2008
Ads Banned on South Carolina School Buses
WSAV.com,
September 10, 2008
MPAA: Not All PG-13 Films Are Alike
Broadcast and
Cable, September 10, 2008
Europe Takes Aim at Sexual Stereotyping in Ads
New York
Times, September 10, 2008
Curbing advertising will cut obesity
The Australian, September 06, 2008
Obama May Take Softer Approach on Kids' Obesity
AdAge, August 25, 2008
NCAA Says It Won't
Tighten Rules on Beer Ads
Advertising Age, August 7,
2008
FTC Backs Self-Regulation
Brandweek,
July 31, 2008
Marketing To
Kids: FTC, CBBB Weigh In With Reports
Marketing
Daily,
July 30, 2008
Tug of War in Food
Marketing to Children
The New York
Times,
July 30, 2008
House
Panelists Seek Opt-In Rule for Web Tracking
Los
Angeles Times, July 18, 2008
Product Placements Acquire
a Life of Their Own on Shows
New
York Times, July 14, 2008
City set
to ban fast food toys
Liverpool
Echo, July 1, 2008
Writers Guild Urges FCC to Disclose
Product Integration
Advertising Age, June 25, 2008
Product Placements Get FCC Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2008
FCC Is Urged To Clamp Down On Product
Placement
Marketing Daily, June 20, 2008
Coalition Urges FCC to Adopt Product
Placement Rules
Brandweek, June 20, 2008
Watch Dogs Warn FCC about Trojan Horse
Ads
Broadcasting & Cable, June 19, 2008
U.K. Shuts Out Product Placement
Variety, 6/11/08
Call for tobacco-style controls on junk
food (NZ)
Stuff.co.nz, 6/4/08
Japan urges limiting kids' cell phones
Associated Press, 5/27/08
Korea: Junk Food Ads to Be Bumped From
Prime-Time TV
Korean Times, 5/27/08
MPAA Asked to Look Into Iron Man Ads
Broadcasting & Cable, 5/20/08
Coke, Pepsi Vow to Eliminate Worldwide
Marketing to Kids Under 12
Promo, 5/21/08
MPAA Says It Won't Block Marketers'
Movie Promo Plans
Advertising Age, 5/16/08
Parents want junk food ads banned
The
Australian, 5/19/08
Bill targets teen gamers
Variety, 5/7/08
U.K. Cracks Down on Word-of-Mouth With
Tough Restrictions
Advertising Age, 4/28/08
Group Proposes Industry Behavioral
Standard
KidAdLaw,
4/25/08
New code on ads a toothless tiger, say
critics
Sydney Morning Herald, 4/17/08
Ad Groups Challenge FTC Guidelines
AdWeek,
4/18/08
Besieged industry tightens rules
Sydney Morning Herald, 4/17/08
FTC Urged To Tighten Standards For
Online Marketing To Minors
MediaPost,
4/11/08
Law Barring Kids From Violent Games
Rejected
Kid
Ad Law, 4/8/08
NDP to introduce bill banning food and
drink ads aimed at kids (The
Canadian Press, 4/6/08)
FCC Officials Provide Advertisers With
Self-Regulatory Road Map
(Kid Ad Law, 3/25/08)
New proposal for global, legal junk food
ad ban
(Food Navigator, 3/17/08)
Menino: Ban violent vid games for kids
(Boston Herald, 3/17/08)
Hollywood Will Help to Police PG-13 TV
Ads
(Broadcasting & Cable, 3/4/08)
Let's Rewrite the Rules for Kids' Media
(Business Week, 3/2/08)
Burger King Agrees To Kids' Marketing
Rules In Europe (Marketing
Daily, 2/25/08)
T.O. health officer: Ban sugary ads that
target kids under 13
(Toronto Sun, 2/23/08)
Liverpool set to ban McDonald's Happy
Meals in a bid to cut childhood obesity
(Daily Mail UK, 2/24/08)
FTC Focuses on Mobile Marketing
(Kid Ad Law, 2/21/08)
Former FCC Chairs Help Form Digital Kids Task Force
(Kid Ad Law, 2/8/08)
Bill Introduced to Ban School Bus Ads
(News Channel 7, 2/5/08)
FCC to Consider Rewriting Product-Placement Disclosure Rules
(Advertising Age, 1/31/08)
FTC: Review Movie Marketing to Kids (Associated Press, 1/9/08)
Junk food advertising ban ‘not enough’ to
help kids (Western
Mail, 1/1/08)
2007
Ad Groups Want to
Block FCC Rule-Making on Product Placement
(Advertising Age, 12/17/07)
Food companies
sign EU ad pledge (UK
Guardian, 12/11/07)
FTC Ends Brainy-Baby Video Investigation
(The Associated Press, 12/6/07)
FCC Fines Two TV stations for Violations of
Children's-TV Ad Limits (Broadcasting
and Cable, 9/29/07)
Congressmen Tackle
Product Placement
(TV Week, 9/27/07)
Junk Food Report
Due in Congress (Broadcast and Cable,
9/17/07)
FTC Issues Subpoenas to
Food Marketers (Adweek, 8/10/07)
Australian Labor Party Battles the Ogre of Pester
Power (Sydney Morning Herald, 7/31/07)
Big Food Cuts $1B in Kid Ads;
Pols' Hunger Still Not Sated
(Adage, 7/23/07)
Limiting Ads of
Junk Food to Children (New York Times,
7/18/07)
Markey Says Marketers Won't
Follow Kellogg's Lead
(Broadcasting & Cable, 7/11/07)
Violent shows aim toys at little
kids (Ft. Worth
Star-Telegram, 7/10/07)
Food Marketers Seem Set to
Unveil Kids-Advertising Guidelines
(AdAge.com, 7/6/07)
Kids
Ad Summit Sets Stage For New Regulatory Agenda
(Media Post, 6/25/07)
Crackdown on children's ads
(Australia)
(Sydney Morning Herald, 6/10/07)
Congress Will Join Federal Agencies In Seeking Action
On Food Marketing To Kids
(Broadcast and Cable, 5/22/07)
FTC Urged To Probe Digital Food
Marketing To Kids
(Media Post, 5/17/07)
Harkin
critical of Shrek for promoting junk food
(Radio Iowa, 5/17/07)
Martin: FCC May Need To Regulate
Food Ads (Broadcast
and Cable, 5/14/07)
Obesity Fear Frenzy Grips Food Industry
(Adage, 4/23/07)
FTC Readies Subpoenas for Food Marketers
(Brandweek, 4/20/07)
Markey Wants to Put Kids TV On Ad Diet
(Broadcast and Cable, 4/17/07)
FTC
Takes Issue with Food Marketing to Kids
(AdAge.com 4/17/07)
FTC Scolds Marketers About
Violent Content (AdWeek,
4/12/07)
Junk
food ad ban comes into force in UK
(Food Navigator, 04/02/07)
Kids' TV faces new Net
restrictions (CNet
News.com, 1/24/07)
Kids'
Advertisers Bolster Defenses at ANA Conference
(AdAge.com, 1/18/07)
2006
Pediatricians Blast
Inappropriate Ads
(AP, 12/4/06)
EU nations
agree to keep TV advertising at current levels, impose
limits on product placement
(AP, 11/13/06)
Call for children's food ad curbs
(BBC, 11/03/06)
Review
Of Kids Ad Rules Getting Messy
(Brandweek, 10/16/06)
Industry: Updated Children's Ad Guidelines Needed Now
(Media Post, 9/26/06)
Exploitative Internet marketing
fuels child obesity
(Reuters, 9/5/06)
Brownback
Doesn't Back Kids Marketing Mandates
(Broadcasting & Cable, 7/21/06)
Junk-food Pushers on Defensive as Kids’ Advocates Push
Back (New Standard,
5/8/06)
Fed Obesity Report Seen as Boon To Self-Regulation
(Brand Week, 5/8/06)
Industry lobbying 'derailed junk
food ban'
(The Guardian, 4/22/06)
Ofcom
proposes ban on kids' junk food ads
(The Guardian, 3/28/06)
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