Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds is the third in a series of large-scale, nationally representative surveys by the Foundation about young people’s media use.
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Daily Media Use Among Children and Teens Up Dramatically From Five Years Ago
News ReleaseMost Youth Say They Have No Rules About How Much Time They Can Spend With TV, Video Games, or Computers WASHINGTON – With technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth, according…
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Profiles of Generation M(2)
VideoThis video explores the powerful force that media can be in the lives of teens and tweens. The three young people who are profiled explain what types of media they use—such as smart phones, computers, TV, video games—how much time they spend with media and what impact it has on their lives.
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Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
Event Date:EventA national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth.
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Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds
Poll FindingGeneration M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds is the third in a series of large-scale, nationally representative surveys by the Foundation about young people’s media use.
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How Healthy is Prime Time? An Analysis of Health Content in Popular Prime Time Television Programs
ReportThe Foundation and the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center’s Hollywood, Health & Society examined three seasons (2004-2006) of top-ten-rated prime time scripted shows to measure the prevalence of health content on entertainment shows and to categorize the type of health content on prime time television.
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NPR/Kaiser/Harvard Survey – Children’s OTC Cold Medicines: The Public, and Parents, Weigh In: Toplines
Poll FindingThese toplines present detailed survey results from a November 2007 survey conducted jointly by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health on the public’s views of over-the-counter children’s cold and cough medications in the wake of recent concerns regarding their safety and effectiveness.
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Sex on TV 3: Report
ReportThe third biennial Sex on Television 3 study finds the amount of sex on television remains high, but TV sex is more likely than in previous years to include some reference to "safer" sex issues such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or the possible consequences of unprotected sex.
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Sex on TV 3 Executive Summary
ReportThe third biennial Sex on Television 3: Content and Context study finds the amount of sex on television remains high, but TV sex is more likely than in previous years to include some reference to "safer" sex issues such as waiting to have sex, using protection, or the possible consequences of unprotected sex.
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See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information – Executive Summary
ReportSee No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information With a case pending before the