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  • These groups are listed alphabetically for your convenience.

    AAP Media Matters Campaign "is a national public education campaign of the American Academy of Pediatrics, to help pediatricians, parents, and children become more aware of the influence that media have on child and adolescent health." American Academy of Pediatrics - Children, Adolescents, and Advertising Policy Statement (pdf)

    Advertising Archives, "the largest collection of its kind in the world, and a unique reference source for the media, collectors, designers, advertising agencies, academics and all those who are interested in art, social history, sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, and every product that has been advertised in the last 150 years."

    Advertising World, "resources for advertising & marketing professionals, students, and teachers, is the most extensive collection of advertising-related links on the Web."

    Center on Blacks and the Media, a site on "Black Images in the Media," with a well-done study of "color complex" in music videos and films.

    Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), "reviewing and evaluating child-directed advertising in all media, and online privacy practices as they affect children."

    Children Now, "is a research and action organization dedicated to assuring that children grow up in economically secure families."

    Citizens' Campaign for Commercial-Free Schools (CCCS),   "a statewide grassroots, nonprofit organization based in Seattle, Washington. CCCS' mission: Protecting the right of Washington children and youth to a commercial-free education." 

    Institute for Mental Health Initiatives has been very active in issues regarding children and television as well as issues of mental health. 

    Kidz Privacy, from Federal Trade Commission, is a web site concerning issues of media and online children privacy. The Kidz Privacy Campaign is to help protect kids' privacy online.

    Kids Screen "is an international trade magazine serving the information needs and interests of all those involved in reaching children through entertainment."

    Kids & Commercialism Campaign" is devoted to exposing the dramatic increase in advertising directed at children and will also raise awareness about the many environmental and social costs of the increased advertising."

    Learning in the Real World, "is dedicated to a rational examination of the costs and benefits of education technology before a decision is made concerning where and how much to invest."

    National Institute on Media & the Family "is a national resource for teachers, parents, community leaders and other caring adults who are interested in the influence of electronic media on early childhood education, child development, academic performance, culture and violence."

    Obligation, INC. "seeks to empower citizens with the resources they need to protect children from the popular culture."

    Stay Free! "an independent, non-profit magazine investigating issues surrounding commercialism and media." Issue #13 is devoted to "Marketing to Kids" and has excellent articles.

    The Advertising Education Forum (AEF), "a non-profit organization for all parties interested in issues relating to advertising and children in Europe."

    The Center for a New American Dream "helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life and promote social justice. ''Tips for Parenting in a Commercial Culture" is a guide for parents who want to practical tips for helping children resist advertising, toy fads, and so on." 

    TV Free America, "a national TV turn-off network web site encouraging children and adults to watch much less TV in order to promote healthier lives & communities."

    The TV Parental Guidelines was designed by the television industry to help parents sort through the television that are available in American homes, and choose programs they want their young children to see or not to see.