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  • The Digital Opportunity: Using New Media for Public Education Campaigns

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    The Ad Council and Kaiser Family Foundation hosted forum, , to explore how health-related and other nonprofits and government agencies can use new digital media such as social networking, user-generated content, and gaming to enhance their communications strategies. Vicky Rideout, vice president and director of Kaiser’s Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health, and Barbara Shimaitis, senior vice president, Interactive Services, Ad Council, moderated a discussion with Jeff Berman, general manager for MySpace…

  • 2007 Kaiser Media Fellows

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    Dominic Chavez, photographer, and John Donnelly, reporter, Washington bureau, The Boston GlobeExamine the effectiveness of public and private U.S. funding and programs to help AIDS orphans in Africa Sheri Fink, M.D., freelance reporter, New York City Medical care in times of crisis and disaster, focus on New Orleans, post-Katrina Deborah Franklin, acting deputy science/health editor, National Public Radio, Washington, D.C. Genetic testing and its implications for individuals and their health insurance coverage Felice J. Freyer,…

  • Parents Say They’re Gaining Control Over Their Children’s Exposure to Sex and Violence in the Media

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    Parents Say They’re Gaining Control Over Their Children's Exposure to Sex and Violence in the Media Parents say they are gaining control over their children's exposure to sex and violence in the media, but they remain more broadly concerned about inappropriate content in the media, according to a new national survey of parents released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The report, Parents, Children & Media: A Kaiser Family Foundation Survey, is a national survey of…

  • Children’s Exposure to Food Advertising on Television: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Results from Recent Studies by the Federal Trade Commission and the Kaiser Family Foundation

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    Children's Exposure to Food Advertising on Television: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Results from Recent Studies by the Federal Trade Commission and the Kaiser Family Foundation In recent months, two significant new studies have been released about food advertising to children on television: one in March 2007 from the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the other in June 2007 from the Federal Trade Commission. While the two studies are similar, this analysis documents how they compare, both…

  • Food for Thought: Television Food Advertising to Children in the United States

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    As the fight against childhood obesity escalates, the issue of food advertising to children has come under increasing scrutiny. Policymakers in Congress, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and agencies such as the Institute of Medicine (IOM) have called for changes in the advertising landscape, and U.S. food and media industries are developing their own voluntary initiatives related to advertising food to children. To help inform this debate, the Kaiser Family Foundation released the largest study…

  • New Study Finds That Food Is the Top Product Seen Advertised by Children

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    As the fight against childhood obesity escalates, the issue of food advertising to children has come under increasing scrutiny. Policymakers in Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and agencies such as the Institute of Medicine have called for changes in the advertising landscape, and U.S. food and media industries are developing their own voluntary initiatives related to advertising food to children. To help inform this debate, the Kaiser Family Foundation released the largest study ever conducted…

  • Change the Course of HIV Challenge Banners

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    Help us spread the word about the “Change the Course of HIV Challenge” by hosting an online Public Service Announcement on your website.  Together with mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, we have launched this competition for college students to develop a game that informs other young people about HIV/AIDS.  Gamers, activists or anyone with a great idea is invited to submit a viral video game concept that will help inform other young people about HIV/AIDS…

  • Public Education Partnerships: Viacom: Research

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    KNOW HIV/AIDS Research Survey of African Americans About HIV/AIDS Media Campaigns A new national survey of African Americans reviews aspects of the Rap It Up and KNOW HIV/AIDS campaigns, which are ongoing HIV/AIDS public education partnerships conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation with Black Entertainment Television (BET) and Viacom, Inc., respectively. The survey seeks to look at the reach and impact of the campaigns. Rap It Up is the single largest public education effort on…

  • Public Service Advertising in Great Britain: Lessons for U.S. Public Interests

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    As part of an ongoing series of forums on issues related to public education campaigns, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosted an event featuring Alan Bishop, CEO of the United Kingdom's Central Office of Information, the government organization that implements and coordinates all government public education campaigns, making it the third largest advertiser in the country. Deborah Taylor Tate, member, Federal Communications Commission, gave opening remarks and Vicky Rideout, who directs Kaiser's Program for the Study…

  • Forums Explore Issues in Public Service Advertising

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    As the media environment evolves and viewing habits change, public service advertising campaigns face critical challenges to stay relevant and effective. To help understand the changes, the Kaiser Family Foundation hosts a series of forums to explore the issues and possible solutions. Public Service Advertising in Great Britain: Lessons for U.S. Public Interests The forum was held on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, in Washington, D.C. The Teen Media Juggling Act: The Implications of Media Multitasking…