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Campaign For A Commercial Free Childhood
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.
Updated: 30 weeks 3 days ago
Gift-givers Get Creative In Tough U.S. Economy
Americans are taking a closer look at their spending habits this holiday season as the country is mired in its worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Disney Accused By Catholic Cleric of Corrupting Children's Minds
A leading Catholic cleric has launched a fierce attack on Disney, claiming it has corrupted children and encouraged greed.
Meltdown Fallout: Some Parents Rethink Toy-Buying
In a season that inspires earnest letters about toys, one notable batch is being sent not by kids to Santa's workshop but by parents to the executive suites of real-world toy makers.
Should Parents Police Their Children More Aggressively?
The study poses an interesting question: "Are parents doing enough to protect their children from violent video games?" The answer, though, isn't simple.
Dell, eBay, Sephora Offer Virtual Gifts on Facebook
Virtual gifts -- tiny icons displayed on user profiles, pioneered by Facebook as the intangible present of choice -- are being employed by several major companies this season.
Burger King Tempts Gift Card Buyers With Wii
Each time a customer buys a BK Crown Card at one of the participating restaurants nationwide, he will be entered to win one of 500 of the Wii systems.
Funds Sliced, Teacher Sells Ads On Tests
Money helps pay for printing costs after budget cuts
CCFC Wants FCC To Ban Product Placement In Kids Shows, Limit In Primetime
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) wants the FCC to explicitly ban product placement in kids shows and limit it in primetime, saying embedded advertising is misleading speech, and thus deserves "no First Amendment protection."
Longform Ads Replace Kid Fare On Fox
In an unprecedented move, Fox will program two hours of longform commercials on Saturday mornings starting in January.
McDonald's Courts Moms As Fast-Food Emissaries
Chain enlists its toughest customers to talk up menu's healthful side.
Top Toys: Hannah's Hot, Beats Out Bratz
It looks like Mattel's Barbie brand is safe in its No. 1 spot this year, but Disney's Hannah Montana leapt up four places on the year's hot-toy list, muscling past the Bratz crowd.
NIH: Banning Fast Food Ads Will Make Kids Less Fat
A ban on fast-food advertising to children would cut the national obesity rate by as much as 18%, according to a new study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research and funded by the National Institutes of Health.
A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero Wielding a Mean Game Controller
DR PEPPER plans to announce on Wednesday that, for the first time, it is promoting a professional athlete on bottles that it will distribute nationally. But the shaggy-haired athlete on the label is not a traditional sports star: hes a 21-year-old who has a three-year, $250,000 contract to play video games.
CARU Releases Guideline for Toy Ads
If a toy is moving in an ad, it better move once a child gets a hold of it.
Comcast Nets Push Digital Product Placements
More digital product placement messages and content is on the way for several cable networks.
National Geographic Roars Into Videogames
Through its for-profit unit National Geographic Ventures, the nonprofit National Geographic Society is set to announce Tuesday that it has created National Geographic Games.
Barely Passing
The struggle to dress cool for school.
Disney, Verizon To Turn The Cellphone Into A Theme-park Visitor's Tool
Wireless software promises to help mobile phone users navigate the parks and make the most of their visits. But there are privacy implications.
Oh, Joy! A "Commercial-Free" Infomercial
Apparently at Christmastime "infomercial" gets translated into a "special gift." Why this particular story is chosen goes beyond the cranberry in the title and Ocean Spray's interest in the lovely holiday treat.
Mattel Seeks To Stop Bratz Dolls
The Barbie maker wants to bar MGA from producing the toys, seize its inventory and even get rights to the name.
