Mass Media & Children
BTMM W343/743
Spring 2005
Lombard
Take home Activity 3: Media and Children in the News
Last updated: Wednesday May 11, 2005
Adam V. Salo
Study: Kids multitasking more
Effect on children's ability to focus unclear, authors say
(CNN; March 9, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/parenting/03/09/multimedia.kids.ap/index.html
MIT developing $100 laptops for children
(CNN; April 4, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/04/04/hundred.dollar.laptops.ap/index.html (no longer available;
see Children As Partners web site: http://www.iicrd.org/cap/node/view/442)
Distance learning becoming part of school life
(CNN; March 3, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/03/03/distance.education.ap/index.html
Educators' finger on digital need;
Computertots teaches basics to preschoolers
(Dayton Daily News (Ohio); March 24, 2005)
URL??
Online schools clicking with students
Flexibility, technology key to e-learning
(CNN; August 13, 2004)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/08/13/b2s.elearning/index.html
TV-Turnoff Week Backs alternate Activities
(Philadelphia Inquirer; April 19, 2005)
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/special_packages/cf_ent/11434371.htm
Alaina L. Wertman
Parents increasingly turn to Net filters
Study: Families often disagree on rules, time limits
(MSNBC; March 17, 2005)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7221424/
Ashley R. Hinkle
Debbie Woodell | The gay community's in a new set of crosshairs
(Philadelphia Daily News; Feb. 15, 2005)
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/opinion/10903279.htm
Games get a new category
The "E10+" rating, between "E" and "T," is for children approaching their teens.
(Philadelphia Inquirer; March 3, 2005)
link obsolete but same story available at this url:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/11071215.htm
Congressional DVD family filter bill moves
Bill to Let Families Sanitize Hollywood Videos One Step Away From Congressional Approval
(ABC News; March 9, 2005)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=565479
Study: Most parents limit teens' Web use
(USA Today; March 18, 2005)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/bythenumbers/2005-03-18-teen-net-use_x.htm
Navigating the Children's Media Landscape Cable in the Classroom Guide
(The National PTA Website; April 2004)
http://www.pta.org/parentinvolvement/parenttalk/CableReport.pdf
[NOTE: link opens .pdf file]
Bridget M. Crowther
General Mills to Keep Marketing Food to Children
(Adrants, “written by former industry practitioners, it provides insightful, informed, experiential, no holes
barred commentary on the state of the advertising and media industries”; February 23, 2005)
http://www.adrants.com/2005/02/general-mills-to-keep-marketing-food.php
Straight Talk: Food for Thought on Childhood Obesity
(Fox News Channel; February 21, 2005)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148208,00.html
Pluses and Minuses of Children Using Digital Media
Parenting of K-6 Children Blog
(About.com; February 26, 2005)
http://childparenting.about.com/b/a/149665.htm
Curious Courts Kids
New York's Curious Pictures gets to flex its program development muscles with A Little Curious on the
HBO Family Channel
(Millimeter.com; March 1, 1999)
http://millimeter.com/mag/video_curious_courts_kids_2/index.html
Does Your Daughter Have a Positive Body Image?
(About.com; n/d)
http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/bodyimage/a/bodyimage5.htm
Chunhyo Kim
Children making health gains, report finds
(San Jose Mercury News; March 23, 2005)
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/11208029.htm
Children's tastes 'develop early'
Children's ideas about the foods they enjoy are formed very early, according to a University of
Birmingham study.
(BBC News; March 23, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/4374465.stm
Low-fat diet deprives children of vitamins
(Washington Times; March 30, 2005)
http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050329-094253-3622r.htm
Children 'should learn to drink'
(The Scotsman; March 30, 2005)
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=335622005
Families buckle under cost of caring for sick children
(Newsday; April 24, 2005)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/connecticut/ny-bc-ct-xgr-capitolfocus0424apr24,0,1024562.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut
Craig A. Gioia
New Age Kids, Inc.
(Meditation and Positive Thoughts Affirmation CDs for children)
http://www.newagekids.com/?source=overture
School gunman stole police pistol, vest
Student killed 9 before turning weapon on himself
(Minnesota high school shootings)
(CNN; March 23, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/22/school.shooting/index.html
Unattractive Kids Get Less Attention, Research Finds
Researchers Rate Children, Observe Shoppers
(NBC 10; April 12, 2005)
http://www.nbc10.com/family/4372558/detail.html
How Can You Get Your Children To Behave?
(NBC 10; April 4, 2005)
http://www.nbc10.com/family/4346930/detail.html
Time to shine
School holds testing rally to encourage students
(San Gabriel Valley (California) Tribune; April 25, 2005)
http://www.sgvtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,205%257E12220%257E2836362,00.html
It's all about movin'
Dance video game a rockin' workout
(Whittier (California) Daily News; April 25, 2005)
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207%257E12026%257E2836021,00.html
Deanna Long
Parents challenge weekly Bible classes
February 12, 2005
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/02/12/bible.class.ap/index.html
TV violence 'form of child abuse'
The failure of parents to monitor their children's choice of television programmes can be seen as a form of
abuse, researchers say.
(BBC News; February 18, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4276263.stm
Glossy teen magazine drops diet stories
(CANOE, Canadian Press; February 10, 2002)
http://www.canoe.ca/CNEWSMediaNews0202/10_gloss-cp.html
IMAX theaters reject film over evolution
Some theaters in South believe 'Volcanoes' a tough sell
(CNN; March 23, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/23/volcano.movie.ap/index.html
Jamie gets healthier school meals
(BBC News; March 30, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/education/4391695.stm
Children Now Welcomes CAMRA Legislation
Bipartisan Bill Would Fund Children's Media Research
(Children Now; March 9, 2005)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-05/pr-03-09-05.cfm
Start Early to Help Children Combat Alcohol-Saturated TV
(by BTMM Professor Renee Hobbs
(AAP News, American Academy of Pediatrics; March 1998)
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/hobbs398.htm
Donna Fredericks
African-American Youths Are Rejecting Army, Military Says
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch; March 15, 2005)
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0315-08.htm
TALK TO KIDS ABOUT... Body Image
(Tolerance.org; May 2004)
http://www.tolerance.org/parents/kidsarticle.jsp?p=0&ar=22
Media Exposure
Find out how to handle the issue of your child's exposure to media
(Aetna InteliHealth; August 06, 2004)
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/29010/29669/335044.html?d=dmtChildGuide
Parents Television Council's 2003 -2004 Top 10 Best and Worst Shows on Network TV
(Parents Television Council; n/d)
http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/reports/top10bestandworst/main.asp
Restricting Kid's TV May Backfire
Strict rules prompt children, teens to watch banned TV elsewhere
(WebMD; January 29, 2003)
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/60/66927.htm
Erin D. Morrone
Tiny District Finds Bonanza of Pupils and Funds Online
(NY Times; February 9, 2005
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/09/education/09online.html
School Work Pays Off
(Media and inside-the-office work help students in a far land to a higher level of education)
(Nation Newspaper Barbados; February 21, 2005)
http://www.nationnews.com/StoryView.cfm?Record=58051&Section=Life&Current=2005-0221%2000%3A00%3A00
Homosexual Groups Unite to Push Agenda
Public Schools Must Do More, Says PFLAG
(American Family Association - AFA Journal; March 7, 2005)
(Not related to media, but interesting)
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/3/72005c.asp
Clinton Seeks Ratings on Children's Media
(New York Times; March 10, 2005)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/politics/10hillary.html
Violence may turn four-year-olds into bullies
(NewScientist.com; April 5, 2005)
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7229
Parents urged to read to kids over phone
(Yahoo! Australia & New Zealand News; April 13, 2005)
http://au.news.yahoo.com//050413/2/txy3.html
Fabian Thompson
Workshop explores media influence on children
A panel of four experts discussed the issue of the influence media exerts on children on Jan. 25 at
Pelican Marsh Elementary School.
(Naples (FL) Sun Times; February 2, 2005)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13871910&BRD=2605&PAG=461&dept_id=523946&rfi=6
Children and the Mass Media
How Setting Limits Will Benefit Your Children
(Childrentoday.com; n/d)
http://childrentoday.com/resources/articles/massmedia.htm
Mass Media: Good Way to Reach Urban Youth in Nepal
(Family Health International (FHI); May 27, 2003)
http://www.fhi.org/en/AboutFHI/News+Releases/pr2003/may272003UrbanYouthNepal.htm
Mass Media - Taking aim at our kids
(Great Lakes Family magazine; n/d)
http://www.glfamily.com/html/ma-02/ma-02-massmedia.html
The Role of the Mass Media in Parenting Education
(Parenthood in America; Proceedings of the conference held in Madison, Wisconsin April 19-21, 1998)
http://parenthood.library.wisc.edu/Simpson/Simpson.html
Fabricio Sousa
Violent imagery 'harms children'
Violent imagery in computer games and on TV increases the risk of young children becoming aggressive
and emotionally disturbed, a report says.
(BBC News; February 18, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4275131.stm
'Simpsons' Animates Gay Nuptials, and a Debate
(NY Times; February 21, 2005)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/arts/television/21simpsons.html
U.S. Capital Seeks Ban on Graphic Video Games
(Reuters; February 7, 2005)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=industryNews&storyID=7560164
Spelling Bees Gain Popularity Nationwide
(ABC News; March 15, 2005)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=582017&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
Hot - Ticket Item for Kids: Cell Phones
(San Francisco Chronicle; March 21, 2005)
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/03/20/national/a104514S61.DTL
Gooyong Kim
Children's Literature Choice List 2005
(Children's Literature (“Our mission is to help teachers, librarians, childcare providers and parents make
appropriate literary choices for children”; n/d)
http://www.childrenslit.com/clc05.html
Children, The Digital Divide, and Federal Policy
(latest information on wiring the nation’s schools and libraries, including points of access, the speed of
connection, and what children are doing online. The report also examines current Federal policies and
policy ideas that could address the new digital divide.
(Kaiser Family Foundation; September 2004)
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=46360
[NOTE: link opens .pdf file]
CQCM Videotherapy program
The Coalition piloted a violence prevention initiative for at-risk children and families that uses
entertainment videotapes showing positive behaviors. With the help of Dr. Victor LaCerva, selection
criteria common in any successful violence prevention program were applied to the title selection
(Sponsored by the Coalition for Quality Children's Media's KIDS FIRST!®; n/d)
http://www.kidsfirst.org/kidsfirst/html/vt.htm
Altered States: How Television Changes Childhood
An interview with Joshua Meyrowitz by Barbara Osborn
(Center for Media Literacy; n/d but longer version appeared in 1990)
http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article59.html
Zero to Six: Electronic Media in the Lives of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers
(Kaiser Family Foundation; Fall 2003)
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&PageID=22754
[NOTE: link opens .pdf file]
Jared T. Davis
Teens do a media juggling act
Senators question behavioral effects of what kids see, hear, play
(The Kansas City Star; March 10, 2005)
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/11095279.htm
Video vigilance
A new content category will do for video games what the PG13 rating did for movies -- give parents
another tool to monitor children's entertainment choices
(mlive.com/Grand Rapids Press; March 23, 2005)
http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/index.ssf?/base/news-1/111159280596590.xml
What are video games selling?
(Globe and Mail; April 1, 2005)
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050401.gtbaggottapr1/BNStory/AtPlay/
When youth and media collide
If media, in fact, wields such enormous power and the youth, when mobilized, can institute change in the
country, why can't both be utilized to build a nation and spark a moral and national revolution? Can these
two potent forces work together?
(The Manila Bulletin Online; n/d)
http://www.mb.com.ph/SCAU2005042633451.html
Expert tells parents: Don't let TV run show
(Chicago Tribune; April 22, 2005)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0504220126apr22,1,7444585.story?coll=chinewslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Jeffrey B. Gascot
Research on the Effects of Media Violence
(Media Awareness Network; n/d)
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/violence/effects_media_violence.cfm
Video-game Values
Yes, games improve visual skills and hand-eye coordination, but what do they do to the soul?
(Belief-Net, “a multi-faith e-community”; n/d)
http://www.beliefnet.com/story/130/story_13096_1.html
Plugged In and Tuned Out
An interview with David Walsh, Executive Director, National Institute on Media and the Family
(February 9, 1999)
http://www.connectforkids.org/articles/plugged_in_and_tuned_out
Violent imagery 'harms children'
Violent imagery in computer games and on TV increases the risk of young children becoming aggressive
and emotionally disturbed, a report says.
(BBC News; February 18, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4275131.stm
Violent Video Games: Myths, Facts, and Unanswered Questions
(American Psychological Association; October 2003)
http://www.apa.org/science/psa/sb-anderson.html
TV football 'corrupts children'
(BBC News; March 6, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4321869.stm
Jennifer E. Lawrence
Television Advertising Leads To Unhealthy Habits In Children; Says Apa Task Force
Research Says That Children Are Unable To Critically Interpret Advertising Messages
(American Psychological Association press release; February 23, 2004)
http://www.apa.org/releases/childrenads.html
Selling to children
The impact of commercialization on children needs more research, an APA task force says.
(American Psychological Association (APA) Monitor; November 2002)
http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov02/selling.html
US: Pepsi restricts its marketing to children
(just-drinks.com, “your best choice for drink industry news, analysis and research“; February 28, 2005)
link obsolete but similar story available at this url:
http://business.scotsman.com/agriculture.cfm?id=223912005
Booklet provides information on online-chat dangers to children
(Heise Online (Germany); March 28, 2005)
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56869
It's a whole Neo world
Neopets.com is a raging success. But some find it inappropriate and even scary.
(Los Angeles Times; April 14, 2005)
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-wk-kids14apr14,1,1622279.story?coll=la-headlines-technology
[link obsolete]
Jennifer S. Lee
Only Children: Why "Only" Isn't Always Lonely
Guess what? Only children aren't always spoiled or antisocial. In fact, having just one is more popular
than ever.
(American Baby magazine, November 2004)
(Not related to media, but interesting)
http://www.theparentstation.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?t=18597&sid=7fe71439a993dd55ad527b5253245
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Booklet provides information on online-chat dangers to Children
(heise online (a German news site); February 28, 2005)
http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/56869
Gadget or Plaything? Let a Child Decide
(New York Times; February 17, 2005)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/technology/circuits/17toys.html
Study: Kids multitasking more
Effect on children's ability to focus unclear, authors say
(CNN; March 9, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/parenting/03/09/multimedia.kids.ap/index.html
Cartoon Network shows to become Midway games
(USA Today; February 14, 2005)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-14-games-usat_x.htm
How We Learn
(New York Times; January 16, 2005)
http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~pa34/howwelearn.htm
Has Cookie Monster given up sweets?
'Sesame Street' advocates healthy eating habits
(CNN; April 7, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/07/tv.cookie.lessmonster.ap/index.html
Games Soothe Surgery-Bound Kids
Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can
help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy's hand, researchers say.
(CBS News; December 9, 2004
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/09/health/main660153.shtml
John G. Dicarlo
American kids gorging on a diet of media, report finds
(Chicago Tribune; March 10, 2005)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0503100298mar10,1,2451037.story?coll=chi-technologyhed&ctrack=2&cset=true
Field testing a cell phone for kids
Do preteens really need them?
(Charlotte Observer; March 7, 2005)
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/news/columnists/mr_watchdog/10839215.htm
French children's newspaper starts link-up with Miami Herald
(AFP – French press; April 7, 2005)
http://entertainment.news.designerz.com/french-childrens-newspaper-starts-link-up-with-miamiherald.html
TITLE??
(Media literacy and the FCC)
(Boston Globe; December DATE??, 2004)
http://web.lexisnexis.com/universe/document?_m=f2a7be75515d1ef4dd3f8f93bf461c53&_docnum=1&wchp=dGLbVtzzSkVb&_md5=b0a2f572e1a93f4ab4ce54b0785ae0db
tech.life@school | Media issues for educators
(Integrating technology in the classroom)
(Philadelphia Inquirer; March 3, 2005)
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/11035763.htm
Jonathan J. Brett
City disciplinary schools see a boom
(Philadelphia Inquirer; February 28, 2005)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/11009458.htm
FCC Updates Children's Programming Rules
(Children Now, originally AP; September 9, 2004)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-04/cam-ra-09-09-04.cfm
An era of peril for childhood
(Opinion column: Whatever happened to childhood? Teaching only for standardized tests)
(Philadelphia Inquirer; March 10, 2005)
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/opinion/local2/region/11094873.htm
New Studies of Children at U.S.-Mexico Border Show Notable Difference Between California's Border and
Other Border States
Latino kids in California's border counties less poor than those in other states, yet four times as poor as
their non-Latino counterparts
(Children Now; March 14, 2005)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-05/pr-02-09-05.cfm
Schools to get 'SpongeBob' tolerance video
(Redlands (California) Daily Facts; March 10, 2005)
http://u.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,217%257E24274%257E2756132,00.html
Kellie A. Malloy
Ronald McD the next Joe Camel? Europe slams icons as food fights back
(Advertising Age; January 31, 2005
http://www.adage.com/paypoints/buyArticle.cms/login?articleId=47472&auth=
Immunize Your Children Against Health Dangers Of TV
(Boston Globe; December 7, 2004)
[link obsolete but story is in Kellie’s post to the listserv]
“Media Multi-tasking” Changing the Amount and Nature of Young People’s Media Use
Bedrooms Have Become Multi-Media Centers
Kids Say Parents Don’t Set or Enforce Rules on Media Use
(Kaiser Family Foundation press release; March 9, 2005)
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia030905nr.cfm
New Study Finds Children Age Zero to Six Spend As Much Time With TV, Computers and Video Games
As Playing Outside
One in four children under two have a TV in their bedroom
Children in “heavy” TV households are less likely to read
Parents believe in educational value of TV and computers
(Kaiser Family Foundation; October 28, 2003)
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia102803nr.cfm
Parents want tighter controls on TV sex, violence
(Associated Press via Children Now; September 23, 2004)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-04/cam-ra-09-23-04.cfm
'We are the product'
'Deadly Persuasion'
'Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising'
The average American views three thousand ads in one day. Yet remarkably, most of us believe we are
not influenced by advertising. In this lively expose Jean Kilbourne reveals how deeply advertisers
insinuate themselves into our daily lives. Advertisers do far more than influence our taste -- they
manipulate our desires so that their products will become our closest friends.
(CNN; November 12, 1999)
http://www.cnn.com/books/beginnings/9911/deadly.persuasion/index.html
What are your kids really watching on TV?
Violence, sex and innuendo are rampant on shows, even in midday. And children understand more than
you may think
(MSNBC; February 2, 2005)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6898202/
Video game industry adopts tween rating
(CNN; March 9, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/03/09/video.games.new.rating.ap/index.html
Dad, can you really afford your teenager?
Parents Wrestle With Billion-Dollar Tastes of Today's Teens
(ABC News; June 15, 2001)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=90034&page=1
Teen credit concerns
More cards going to young people
(Boston Globe; April 15, 2005)
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2005/04/15/teen_credit_concerns/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+-+Business+News
U.N. Video Game Encourages Kids to Feed, Not Kill
(Yahoo! News; April 14, 2005)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050414/tc_nm/leisure_food_videogame_dc_2
Players can get 'high' in 'Narc' video game
Critic blasts game for glorifying drug use; game banned in Australia
(CNN; Saturday, April 23, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/fun.games/04/22/narc/index.html
Laurie R. Kagan
Children & Media: The Issues: Impact of media, Changing media standards
(PSVratings.com, “The trusted source for objective information about Profanity, Sex and Violence in
Media”; n/d)
http://www.psvratings.com/issue_children.html
Review finds violent media affects kids' behaviour
(Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC; February 18, 2005)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1305673.htm
Understanding the Impact of Media on Children and Teens
(American Academy of Pediatrics; n/d)
http://www.aap.org/family/mediaimpact.htm
Study Outlines Safety Tips for Kids
Online study finds perpetrators are younger than you'd expect.
(San Jose Mercury News via SafeKids.com; June 11, 2000)
http://www.safekids.com/articles/ft_study.htm
Child TV Violence Linked To Adult Violence
(CNN; March 9, 2003)
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/03/10/tv.violence.ap/
Liliya Lel
Children name a bird on television easier than one in bush
Schoolchildren are unable to identify birds unless they feature in television and logos, research has
found.
(The Independent (UK); April 14, 2005)
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=629200
Study tries video dance game as weight-loss effort for kids.
(CNN; April 4, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/04/04/dancing.away.obesity.ap/index.html
TV-Turnoff Week Backs Alternate Activities
(Yahoo! Asia News; April 20, 2005)
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/050419/ap/d89ilk9g0.html
Covering Teen Suicide: One Paper's Decision
Choice of details critical in minimizing harm
(Poynter Online; April 15, 2005)
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=79946
Mark M. Zambon
Boys and Girls Affected by TV Violence
They can grow into aggressive adults
(HON News; March 10, 2003)
http://www.hon.ch/News/HSN/512091.html
PBS Stations to Air Episode With Lesbians
(CNN; Feb 1, 2005)
http://entertainment.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=180276
Press Release: New FCC Chairperson Needs to Make Protection of Children a Top Priority
(Children Now; January 21, 2005)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-05/pr-01-21-05.cfm
Media Effects on Kids: Music and Videos
(Preteenagers Today (“celebrating ages 10, 11 & 12”); no date)
http://preteenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/mediaandkids.htm
Parents want tighter controls on TV sex, violence
(Children Now, originally AP; September 23, 2004
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-04/cam-ra-09-23-04.cfm
Mark R. Snyder
Some Delco teens just don't know when to fold 'em
(Teenage gambling)
News of Delaware County; March 16, 2005)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14159076&BRD=1725&PAG=461&dept_id=45529&rfi=6
Budget a big boost for books
(North East Booster (Maryland); April 20, 2005)
http://news.mywebpal.com/news_tool_v2.cfm?pnpID=807&NewsID=626252&CategoryID=5800&show=lo
calnews&om=1
Oscar winners to open school in India
Lisbon: The two directors of the Oscar-winning
documentary "Born Into Brothels," which chronicles the lives of a group of children born to prostitutes in
Kolkata's red-light area, plan to set up a school in India, a member of the duo said in Lisbon on Tuesday.
(Sify News; April 20, 2005)
http://sify.com/news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13722154
On a Mission to Teach Children About Water Safety
(Washington Post; May 1, 2005)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/29/AR2005042901903.html
`Scrubbing' upsets filmmakers
Film sanitizers paid to edit out profanity, nude scenes, violence
(Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal; May 1, 2005)
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/living/11531313.htm
Marquita F. Ferguson
Kids' Rooms Becoming Multimedia Centers
(ABC News; March 9, 2005)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=564641
Study: Kids plugged into high volume of media
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune; March 10, 2005)
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5283743.html
Is TV A Bully-Maker?
(CBS News; April 5, 2005)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories=/2005/04/05/earlyshow/living/parenting/main685592.shtml
Kids' DVDs are in a growth spurt
(USA TODAY; April 4, 2005)
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-04-04-kids-dvds_x.htm
Raven Moon Sells Nationwide Advertising Time to Time-Life Music for 'Gina D's Kids Club'
(Yahoo! Australia & New Zealand Finance; April 12, 2005)
http://au.biz.yahoo.com/050412/21/428k.html
Meghan E. Harrison
Jane Likes Girls - television movie 'The Truth About Jane' depicts a gay teen coming out
(Psychology Today; July, 2000)
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1175/is_4_33/ai_63125137
Too much information
Media multitasking stirs fears of overloading kids
(Rocky Mountain News; April 18, 2005)
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/family/article/0,1299,DRMN_107_3707834,00.html
Fact Sheet: Your Child and Violent Media
(Ohio State University Extension; Family Life Month Packet 2001)
http://ohioline.osu.edu/flm01/AS18.html
Many British children are digital have-nots
(PC PRO; April 29, 2005)
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/72292/many-british-children-are-digital-havenots.html
New Technology Enables Parents To Filter DVD Content
(KXAN (Austin, Texas); April 28, 2005)
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3274960&nav=0s3dZE2G
Michael D. Bruner
Students celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday
(Standard-Democrat (Missouri); March 3, 2004)
http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/865/public/news530771.html
Kids Voice Top Ten Concerns About Education to Linda Ellerbee and Nick News
(Yahoo Finance; April 13, 2005)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050413/nyw113.html?.v=6
Attractive kids get closer parental attention!
(Yahoo! India News; April 13, 2005)
http://in.news.yahoo.com/050413/139/2kqcw.html
Philadelphia School Children Put On HIV Drugs After One Tests Positive
(EarthTimes.org; May 1, 2005)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/2632.html
Shielding kids from sex, violence
(Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch; May 1, 2005)
http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticl
e&cid=1031782456233
Molly Keegan
Effects of Mass Media Exposure in Children
(American Family Physician, Feb 1, 2000)
Preboth, M. (2000). Effects of mass media exposure in children. American Family Physician, 61, 890-891.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000201/clinical.html
Childhood obesity
(Marietta (Ohio) Times; March 29, 2005
http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/0329202005_new01obesity.asp
Taming the TV Beast
Children's Voice magazine; July/August 2003)
http://www.cwla.org/articles/cv0307tamingtvbeast.htm
Media Education Offers Help on Children's Body Image Problems
(AAP News, American Academy of Pediatrics; May 1999)
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/hogan599.htm
So much media, so little attention span
(USA Today; March 30, 2005)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-03-30-kids-attention_x.htm
Development experts say children suffer due to lack of unstructured fun
(Bridges 4 Kids; October 01, 2002)
http://www.bridges4kids.org/articles/10-02/Post10-1-02.html
Nicole A. Levin
Public schools wooing home-schooled students
(CNN; April 8, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/04/08/homeschooling.ap/index.html
Data a constant companion in a wireless world
(CNN; April 11, 2005)
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/04/01/cnn25.wireless/
BBC stands by 'scary' Doctor Who
The BBC has withdrawn advice about Doctor Who being too frightening for under-eights to watch.
(BBC News; April 18, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4443901.stm
Academics ask what makes kids laugh
Why do children across the world find the Simpsons funny?
(BBC News; April 18, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4457075.stm
Hey! Shut off the TV!
TV-Turnoff Week asks you to do without the box
(CNN; April 25, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/25/tv.turnoff.week.ap/index.html
Paul J. Triggiani
Lifestyle makeover for 'Bob the Builder' heralds new era in kids TV
AFP (France); April 17, 2005)
http://technology.news.designerz.com/lifestyle-makeover-for-bob-the-builder-heralds-new-era-in-kidstv.html
Adolescents' TV Watching Is Linked to Violent Behavior
(LATimes.com via Al Menconi Ministries; May 31, 2002)
http://www.almenconi.com/news/may02/053102.html
10 reasons to wean kids from TV
(Monterey (California) Herald; April 24, 2005)
http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/entertainment/11478067.htm
Underground artist inspires children
(Robert Armstrong teaches cartooning to 8- to 14-year-olds after school)
(Davis (California) Enterprise; April 21, 2005)
http://www.davisenterprise.com/articles/2005/04/22/news/254new2.txt
Different movies are 'dirty'
(Sanford (North Carolina) Herald; May 1, 2005)
http://www.sanfordherald.com/articles/2005/05/01/news/editorial/edit07.txt
U.S. mothers fear influence of pop culture on children
(The Washington Times via World Peace Herald; May 3, 2005)
http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050503-102312-9977r
Richard J. Ptakowski
Study: MTV offers 'incessant sleaze'
MTV says Parents Television Council report unfair
(CNN; February 2, 2005)
http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:NNHrEX1f7UJ:www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/02/tv.mtvsex.ap/+source:mtv+report+janet+jackson+slea
ze&hl=en
Ryan J. Rissmiller
Grand Theft Auto Led Teen to Kill
(Slashdot; Feb 17, 2005)
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/17/1340222&from=rss
Expert to parents: Don't kill TV, 'wound' it
(North Adams Transcript (MA); February 8, 2005)
http://www.thetranscript.com/Stories/0,1413,103~9049~2699124,00.html
[link obsolete but story is in Ryan’s post to the listserv]
Children should be interpreted and not heard
(Media violence considered after school shooting in Georgia)
(Salon.com; May 20, 1999)
http://archive.salon.com/media/log/1999/05/20/georgia/
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
Appendix 4-B
Violence in the Media and Its Effect on Youth Violence
(Surgeongeneral.gov; n/d)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/chapter4/appendix4b.html
Concern over food child marketing
(BBC News; April 26, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/health/4486923.stm
Samantha E. Frazier
A Child Learns a Harsh Lesson in Politics
(Re: PBS show Postcards from Buster)
(NY Times; February 5, 2005)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/05/arts/television/05bust.html?oref=login
Unraveling new media's effects on children
Responding to a barrage of questions from the public, researchers are just starting to discover how
electronic technologies influence child development.
(American Psychological Association (APA) Monitor; February 2003)
http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb03/unraveling.html
Report: Kids gorging on diet of media
Study finds youths packing more plugged-in content into lives each day
(Baltimore Sun; Mar 14, 2005)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-newmedia0314,1,7361856.story?coll=bal-businessheadlines&ctrack=1&cset=true
Virtual reality games can help alleviate pain in children
(News-Medical.net; March 2, 2005)
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=8128
Local TV News Distorts Real Picture of Children, Study Finds
Newscasts dominated by crime despite historic downturn, eclipsing other stories central to family life
(Children Now; October 23, 2001)
http://www.childrennow.org/newsroom/news-01/pr-10-23-01.cfm
Satarupa Dasgupta
Children's television: Too much of a good thing?
(The Economist; Dec 16th 2004)
http://www.economist.com/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3503956
Nursery rhymes cause violence?
(HindustanTimes.com; November 18, 2004)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7242_1110409,00180008.htm
Diaries for the wired generation
Since the Minnesota school shootings, experts are re-examining online journals, or blogs, which can
provide a glimpse into the complicated lives of teens.
(Baltimore Sun; March 29, 2005)
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/bal-te.to.blogs29mar29,0,958183,print.story?coll=nyleadnationalnews-headlines
Research Shows Children's TV Viewing Habits Can Lead to Bullying
(Agape Press; April 11, 2005)
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/4/112005e.asp
Online games: Addiction raises concern on family, social relations
(Sun.Star newspaper (Phillipines); April 17, 2005)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2005/04/17/feat/online.games.addiction.raises.concern.on.family.so
cial.relations.html
Stephanie Desenclos
New & innovative treatment methods for children with speech and swallowing difficulties
(e-bility.com; February 2005)
http://e-bility.com/articles/speech.shtml
The Effect of Network and Public Television Programs on Four and Five Year Olds Ability to Attend to
Educational Tasks
(Journal of Instructional Psychology; December, 2000)
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCG/is_4_27/ai_68998592
Column: Society needs unity, not more controversy
(The Eastern News; January 25, 2005)
http://www.thedailyeasternnews.com/news/2005/01/25/Opinions/Column.Society.Needs.Unity.Not.More.C
ontroversy-840447.shtml
Big Game Hunting: A Former Soldier and Expert on Killing Sets His Sights on Violent Video Games
(Chicago Tribune via Killology.com; n/d)
www.killology.com/chicagotribune.htm
Christian groups go after ‘SpongeBob’
Foundation says video promotes acceptance of homosexuality
(MSNBC; Jan. 21, 2005)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6850119/
Longitudinal Relations Between Children's Exposure to TV
Violence and Their Aggressive and Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: 1977-1992
(L. Rowell Huesmann, Jessica Moiser, & Cheryl-Lynn Podolski (University of Michigan)
(Developmental Psychology. Vol. 39 (2) March 2003, pp. 201-221)
http://www.lionlamb.org/research_articles/ctvout.2001.ver12_pdf.pdf
[NOTE: link opens .pdf file]
Stephanie Kolle
Theresa G. Warriner
Youth violence puts the spotlight on mass media
(CNN; March 26, 1998)
http://www.cnn.com/US/9803/26/media.violence/index.html
Clinton launches anti-childhood obesity effort
Heart Association: Rate has doubled in children in 25 years
(CNN; May 4, 2005)
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/03/clinton.childhood.obesity.ap/index.html
Tracy Pereira
Fisher-Price, Scholastic Plan Interactive DVD Books
(Reuters; Feb 7, 2005)
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?section=INFOTECH&oid=67893
Hi-tech answers to pupil problems
The perennial school problems of bullying and truancy are back on the agenda as education minister
Ruth Kelly pledges a tough stance on school discipline.
(BBC News; February 16, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4268203.stm
Children 'lack web safety advice'
(BBC News; February 9, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/4248113.stm
Report: Kids gorging on diet of media
Study finds youths packing more plugged-in content into lives each day
(Chicago Tribune, March 14, 2005)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-newmedia0314,1,7361856.story?coll=bal-businessheadlines
Scary reality
AD BREAKDOWN
The Magazine's review of advertising
(Parents object to scary TV ad)
(BBC News; March 17, 2005)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4355519.stm
Tristan A. Nunnally
Children and the News
(Adoption.com, originally American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP); n/d)
http://library.adoption.com/Teaching-and-Training-Children/Children-and-the-News/article/2019/1.html
Children and Watching TV
(Adoption.com, originally American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP); n/d)
http://library.adoption.com/Teaching-and-Training-Children/Children-and-Watching-TV/article/2002/1.html
Influence of Smoking depicted in movies, on teens
Various studies have confirmed that movies depicting smoking by celluloid heroes encourage children to
smoke. Public mobilization is required to work to eliminate smoking (which kills more than half its regular
users) from movies especially intended for children, teens and general audiences.
(Buzzle.com; April 2, 2004)
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/4-1-2004-52423.asp
French teenage murder linked to Scream horror films
A youth of 17 has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a girl of 15 found stabbed, a case linked to the
Wes Craven horror-film trilogy Scream.
(Guardian Newspapers via Buzzle.com; June 5, 2002)
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/6-5-2002-19876.asp
Scientists Say Watching TV Hastens Puberty
It is a simple matter of light and radiation, say researchers.
(Guardian Newspapers via Buzzle.com; June 27, 2004)
http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/text6-27-2004-55974.asp