Campaign For A Commercial Free Childhood

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Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration. We support the rights of children to grow up and the rights of parents to raise them without being undermined by rampant commercialism. CCFC is headquartered at the NonProfit Center in Boston.
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How Young Is Too Young for Video Games

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
There are plenty of toddler-targeted games on the market these days.

Scene Stealer: The Web Is Pouncing on Hollywood’s Ratings

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Are the ratings that Hollywood gives its movies becoming irrelevant?

Rockefeller Will Push For Government Oversight Of Violent Media Content

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Spoke at hearing on revisiting Children's Television Act in a digital world

FCC To Revisit Kids TV Rules

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
The FCC is opening an inquiry into its children's TV rules.

Need a Pothole Filled In Your City? Call KFC

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Chain Offers to Repair Streets in Exchange for Leaving Its Mark on Pavement

Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Nestle 'Obtaining Children's Personal Details'

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Junk food companies are collecting children's personal details via websites to direct marketing messages to them.

CBS News to Target Students

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Channel One will co-produce 12-minute newscast

Idaho Teacher Sells Advertising Space on Tests

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
In a cash-strapped Idaho high school where signs taped near every light switch remind the staff to save electricity, an enterprising teacher has struck a sponsorship deal with a local pizza shop: Every test, handout and worksheet he passes out to his students reads MOLTO'S PIZZA 14" 1 TOPPING JUST $5 in bright red, inch-high letters printed along the bottom of every page.

McDonald's Makes Major Move into School Education with Free Online Maths Program

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
McDonald's will today make a major move into school education, offering a free maths program to more than 1.4 million students. 

Report Ties Children’s Use of Media to Their Health

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
In what researchers call the first report of its kind, a review of 173 studies about the effects of media consumption on children asserts that a strong correlation exists between greater exposure and adverse health outcomes.

Genachowski To Testify On Kids TV Law

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will be the headliner at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing July 22, which is billed as a "rethinking" of the Children's Television Act in the digital age.

Your Name Here: Springfield School Auctions Naming Rights for Football Field

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
On a field outside Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, nearly everything seems for sale—even the flag pole.

Congress Investigates Radio Programming on School Buses

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Congress has ordered a Federal Communications Commission review of BusRadio—a radio programming system that is heard each day on 10,000 school buses in 24 states.

J&J Partners With Disney to Create Online Teen Soap

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Celia and Chloe Will Promote 'Hannah Montana,' Clean and Clear

Carl’s Jr. Tries to Go After the Young, and Hungry, Skateboarding Fan

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Where are all the young men? That has been the cry of fast-food chains in the last few years, as teenage boys have turned away from television and radio to nontraditional media..

How Spongebob Became an $8 Billion Franchise

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Beloved TV Character Celebrates His 10th Birthday, Iconic Status

Hits at the Box Office Are Creating Retail Blockbusters

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Sales of toys tied to big Hollywood movies such as this summer's 'Transformers' sequel could reach an all-time high in 2009

For Firstborns, Secondhand Fits the Bill

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
Experts say the children’s market is just playing catch-up to a radical consumer shift taking place across all luxury sectors. But some say the new attitude reflects a broader change in perspective when it comes to conspicuous consumption for young children.

Campaigns For Challenging Times Put Children and Mothers First

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
There is a saying among marketers that in tough times, whatever merchandise consumers are still buying is purchased in this order: first, for the children; then for mom; next, for the pets; and finally, for dad.

Kideos.com Gets Into the Picture

Thu, 06/10/2010 - 16:00
As more children spend their free time online, a digital media entrepreneur is looking to establish a Web video venue designed and screened especially for kids.