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2008

Study Links Violent Video Games, Hostility
Washington Post, November 3, 2008

 

MPAA: Not All PG-13 Films Are Alike

Broadcast and Cable, September 10, 2008

 

Many tweens watching 'R' films despite restriction

USA Today, August 5, 2008

 

The Dark Knight taints our children's world view

July 26, 2008

 

Children's films 'losing their innocence in a bid to please parents'

Telegraph (UK), July 13, 2008

 

Grand theft summer vacation

Freep.com, June 29, 2008

 

Army Imitates Apple To Draw New Recruits

Brandweek, June 13, 2008

 

7-Eleven, Kmart, Burger King, Push 'Hulk'

Promo, 6/10/08

 

Kmart Boosts 'Incredible Hulk' With Burger King Tie-in

Marketing Daily, 6/9/08

 

Teen flicks targeted at children

Los Angeles Times, 6/5/08

 

Study: Just 20 percent of under-17 kids can buy 'M'-rated games (C-Net, 5/8/08)

 

Critics Come Out Swinging on 'Grand Theft Auto IV' (ABC News, 5/1/08)

 

Group Asks Burger King To Pull 'Iron Man' Kids' Meal Toy (MediaPost, 4/25/08)

 

Law Barring Kids From Violent Games Rejected (Kid Ad Law, 4/8/08)

 

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)

 

Critics Come Out Swinging on 'Grand Theft Auto IV' (ABC News, 5/1/08)

 

Kids enter WWE ring (Variety, 3/23/08)

 

Menino: Ban violent vid games for kids (Boston Herald, 3/17/08)

 

Video Games Normalize Killing, Doctors Say (KETV, 2/7/08)

 

Army marketing "misleads recruits" (UTalk Marketing, 1/8/08)

2007

Military recruiters sponsor Halo 3 release party (Manchester Union Leader, 9/25/07)

 

Here Comes 'Halo 3' with a Side Order of Fries (Wall Street Journal, 8/9/07)

 

Fury over 'violent' robot gift for kids (Daily Mirror, 7/30/07)

 

Violent shows aim toys at little kids (Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, 7/10/07)

 

Nintendo's Wii game system puts violence in motion (Boston Globe, 6/22/07)

 

FTC Scolds Marketers About Violent Content (AdWeek, 4/12/07)

 

FCC Split Over TV Violence Report (National Journal, 3/28/07)

 

Government to Take a Hard Look at Horror (3/23/07)

 

EU to study ways to keep violent video games from kids (AP, 1/16/07)

2006

T will no longer display advertisements for violent video games (AP, 12/12/06)

 

Study: Violent video game effects linger in brain (Reuters, 11/28/06)

 

Free speech, not a free ride (Boston Globe, 11/22/06)

 

T should put the brakes on violent video game ads (11/20/06)

 

Lawyer Fighting To Ban 'Columbine Simulator' (TechWeb Technology News, August 14, 2006)

Kids Kill In Violent Christian Videogame (Alternet, 7/21/06)

Study says violence still abounds in children's television (Kansas City Star, 5/29/06)

Burger King's 'King' to Star in Video Games (Advertising Age, 4/14/06)

 

     

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