E-books Catch On with Children
Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2008

Parents Tell Toy Marketers to Leave Kids Alone
Daytona Daily news, December 23, 2008

Baby Dolls Raise a Stink in More Ways Than One
The Washington Post, December 22, 2008

Can You Buy All American This Christmas?
The Daily Journal, December 21, 2008

Fewer Gifts This Season, But Christmas Will Still Be Special
The Times-Standard, December 21, 2008

Parents Applaud End of BusRadio Service
Gazette.net, December 17, 2008

School Bus Service No Music to Some Parents' Ears
The Washington Post, December 11, 2008

Creating and Sustaining Holiday Joy
Idaho Mountain Express, December 10, 2008

Gift-givers Get Creative In Tough U.S. Economy
Reuters, November 29, 2008

Meltdown Fallout: Some Parents Rethink Toy-Buying
Associated Press, November 29, 2008

 

CCFC Wants FCC To Ban Product Placement In Kids Shows, Limit In Primetime
Broadcasting & Cable, November 24, 2008

 

Market holiday toys to kids? Oh no, YOU DIDN'T!
LA Times Blog, November 14, 2008

 

Barely Passing
The Baltimore Jewish Times, November 13, 2008

 

This Holiday Season, Retailers Better Be Wary Of The Surly Shopper
Canwest News, November 06, 2008

 

Parents Asked to Weigh in on Radio on Buses
Nashua Telegraph, October 30, 2008

 

News Brief: Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood
PROMO Xtra, October 29, 2008

 

Activist Group Urges Toy Makers To Address Parents
Media Post, October 27, 2008

 

Kids Growing Up Too Fast, Author Says
Naples News, October 22, 2008

 

Class, Pay Attention To This Message From Our Sponsor
CrainsNewYork.com, October 18, 2008

 

Milk Cartoon
The New York Times, October 12, 2008

 

FCC Considers Product Placement Rules for TV
Ars Technica, September 28, 2008

 

Ditch The Characters For The Classics
The Tampa Tribune, September 26, 2008 

Scholastic Cuts ‘Bratz’ Products for Book Clubs and Fairs

The New York Times, September 22, 2008

 

Scholastic Inc Bows to Pressure Over Bratz

TheBookseller.com, September 19, 2008

 

Bratz Books Expelled from US School Book Suppliers

Guardian, September 19, 2008

 

Scholastic Boots Bratz
Brandweek, September 19, 2008

 

Distributor Gives Bratz the Boot

Winnipeg Free Press, September 18, 2008
 

Strapped for Cash, Schools Eye Bus Ads
Advertisng Age, September 15, 2008

 

Humble ISD pins hopes on school bus ads

Houston Chronicle, August 21, 2008

 

FTC Commissioner Tackles Ads for Kids --- Official Leads Charge For Food, Drink Firms To Regulate Themselves

Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2008

 

Fast-food toys becoming more educational

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 15, 2008

 

Retailers know texting is the totally best way to reach teens

St. Petersburg Times, August 10, 2008

 

I want my [your brand here] MTV

Time Out Chicago, August 7, 2008

 

24/7 children's channels? I want my kid TV!

San Diego Union-Tribune, August 4, 2008

 

Marketing To Kids: FTC, CBBB Weigh In With Reports

Marketing Daily, July 30, 2008

 

Tug of War in Food Marketing to Children

New York Times, July 30, 2008

 

Kids’ Activists, Critics React to FTC Report

Broadcasting and Cable, July 29, 2008

 

Real healing in pretend world: The Boston Globe Reviews Susan Linn's Book

Boston Globe, July 14, 2008

 

BusRadio gains industry ratings, criticism for pushing ads on kids

Boston Herald, July 8, 2008

 

To Build a Young-Adult Crowd, ABC Family Gets More Physical

New York Times, June 28, 2008

 

Product Placement On TV Targeted

Washington Post, June 27, 2008

 

Is make-believe vital to kids? You better believe it: An interview with CCFC's Susan Linn

USA Today, June 25, 2008

 

FCC Is Urged To Clamp Down On Product Placement

Marketing Daily, June 20, 2008

 

Coalition Urges FCC to Adopt Product Placement Rules

Brandweek, June 20, 2008

 

Watch Dogs Warn FCC about Trojan Horse Ads

Broadcasting & Cable, June 19, 2008

 

The power of a make-believe world

Boston Globe, 6/3/08

 

Keep Targeting Kids and the Parents Will Start Targeting You

Advertising Age, May 19, 2008

 

BabyTV and BabyFirstTV target the diaper set

International Herald Tribune, May 18, 2008

 

MPAA Says It Won't Block Marketers' Movie Promo Plans

Advertising Age, May 16, 2008

 

Commercial side of school book fairs prompts concerns

Natick Bulletin, May 15, 2008

 

Kids should spend more time playing

The Wichita Eagle, May 15, 2008

 

Commercials cause concern in the virtual Barbie world

Financial Times, May 2, 2008

 

Coalition Asks BK to Pull Toy Premiums

Promo Magazines, April 29, 2008

 

Group Asks Burger King To Pull 'Iron Man' Kids' Meal Toy

MediaPost, April 25, 2008

 

Don’t forget importance of play

Associate Press, March 16, 2008

 

Abercrombie & Fitch ads hit

Boston Herald, March 13, 2008

 

Children's Hospital in Hot Water Over Corporate Sponsorships

Advertising Age, March 12, 2008

 

Cut Abercrombie name from ER, advocates say

Associated Press, March 11, 2008

 

When a Corporate Donation Raises Protests

New York Times, March 12, 2008

 

Is TV to blame for fat epidemic?

Toronto Star, March 8, 2008

 

Hollywood Will Help to Police PG-13 TV Ads

Broadcasting & Cable, March 4, 2008

 

Don't hold children hostage to ads

Island Packet, March 2, 2008

 

A Virtual Popularity Contest

Washington Post, February 19, 2008

 

School Buses Latest Victim of Ad Creep

Brandweek, February 4, 2008

 

McDonald's was right to pull plug on Happy Meals promotion

Orlando Sentinel, January 21, 2008

 

McDonald's Pulls Ads From Florida Report Cards

Advertising Age, January 18, 2008

 

McDonald's drops report card pitches

Orlando Sentinel, January 18, 2008

 

Parents’ beef with McDonald’s ends Happy Meal promo

The Boston Herald, January 18, 2008

 

McDonald’s Ending Promotion on Jackets of Children’s Report Cards

New York Times, January 18, 2008

 

McDonald’s Ending Promotion on Jackets of Children’s Report Cards

New York Times, January 18, 2008

 

Parents Group Slams Producers for Marketing PG-13 Films to Kids

Brandweek, January 17, 2008

 

Parents Group Slams Producers for Marketing PG-13 Films to Kids

Brandweek, January 17, 2008

 

FTC: Review Movie Marketing to Kids

Associated Press, January 9, 2008

2007

Web Playgrounds of the Very Young

New York Times, December 31, 2007

 

BusRadio Tames Raunchy Music

Boston Herald, December 27, 2007

 

Lessons of 'Snowpeople' not cool

Marketplace, December 18, 2007

 

Ads on Webkinz draw criticism

New Jersey Star-Ledger, December 17, 2007

 

Webkinz Takes Heat For Taking Advertising

MediaPost, December 14, 2007

Advocates Slam Webkinz for Online Ads

Adweek, December 14, 2007

 

Born to Shop: How Marketers Brainwash Babies

Alternet, December 13, 2007

 

Shift Away From Ad-Free Has a Price

New York Times, December 13, 2007

 

Guess Who's Seeing Web Traffic Soar: Kraft and Co.

Advertising Age, December 10, 2007

 

Heidi Klum In The Valley Of The (Star)Dolls

Brandweek, December 10, 2007

 

School Report Cards Offer Happy Meals

ABC News, December 8, 2007

 

Food-for-grades prize criticized

Chicago Tribune, December 7, 2007

 

McDonald’s offers US children free fast food for good schoolwork

London Times, December 7, 2007

 

FTC Ends Brainy-Baby Video Investigation

Associated Press, December 6, 2007

 

Seminole students get McDonald's bonus on report cards

Orlando Sentinel, December 6, 2007

 

Straight A's, With a Burger as a Prize

New York Times, December 6, 2007

 

CCFC Blasts McDonald's For Report Card Advertising

MediaPost, December 6, 2007

 

McD's Report Card Ads Draw Fire

Adweek, December 5, 2007

 

Child advocacy group upset over McDonald’s ads on report cards

Associated Press, December 5, 2007

 

McD's Newest Ad Platform: Report Cards

Advertising Age, December 5, 2007

 

Taking the Axe to Unilever's hypocrisy

Toronto Star, November 28, 2007

Dove viral draws heat from critics

Advertising Age, November 26, 2007

 

Stores use lure of children's literature

Boston Herald, November 23, 2007

 

Dispute over push to get social Web sites in classroom

Union Leader Correspondent, November 23, 2007

 

Educators weigh merits of social network sites

LA Times, November 19, 2007

Hard to find sanctuary from $17 billion in marketing to kids

National Catholic Reporter, 1November 16, 2007

 

Body spray ads amuse, but do they offend, too?

Sacramento Bee, November 6, 2007

 

A company's ugly contradiction

Boston Globe, November 5, 2007

 

Nick Rethinks Partnerships To Promote SpongeBob To Kids

Brandweek, October 29, 2007

Goodbye treats, hello tricks

Toronto Sun, October 20, 2007

 

Disney wields its marketing magic

Denver Post, October 19, 2007

 

Babes in BrandLand

Brandweek, October 17, 2007

 

Unilever shuns stereotypes of women (unless talking to men)

New York Times, October 15, 2007

 

How did board allow BusRadio onboard?

Union Tribune, October 11, 2007

 

CCFC accuses Unilever of ad hypocrisy

LA Times, October 10, 2007

 

Palm Beach County schools consider BusRadio

South Florida Sun Sentinel, October 10, 2007

 

Wishful thinking: DVDs bring out baby geniuses

Washington Post, October 9, 2007

 

Use Of Play Plastic In Game Of Life Divides Experts

The Courant, October 4, 2007

 

Kids seem to respond to licensing of product

Associated Press, August 31, 2007

 

FTC Issues Subpoenas to Food Marketers

Adweek, August 10, 2007

 

Parents tricked by Baby Einstein

Brisbane Times, August 6, 2007

 

Playground Networking, Now Online 

Washington Post, August 3, 2007

 

More than a doll, baby

Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 2007

 

Too Sexy, Too Soon
Parents.com, August 1, 2007

 

Robbing the Cradle? If Marketers Get Their Way, That Bundle of Joy Can Cost a Bundle Knowledge@Wharton, July 25, 2007

 

Limiting Ads of Junk Food to Children

New York Times, July 18, 2007

Watching Food Ads on TV May Program Kids to Overeat

Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2007

 

Violent shows aim toys at little kids

Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, July 10, 2007

 

Marketing health

San Francisco Chronicle, June 22, 2007

 

Kellogg Agrees to Raise Nutrition of Kids' Food  

Associated Press, June 14, 2007

 

If Other Marketers Follow Suit, More Than $1 Billion in Spending May Be in Limbo

Advertising Age, June 14, 2007

 

Kellogg Agrees to Curb Marketing of Foods to Children

New York Times, June 14, 2007

 

Kellogg Agrees to Raise Nutrition of Kids' Food  

Associated Press, June 14, 2007

 

P.V. ponders Bus Radio, billed as alternative to raunchy drive-time fare

Santa Cruz Sentinel, June 12, 2007

 

Women take their fight against school ads to Boston

Worcester Star-Telegram, May 31, 2007

 

Say Buy-Buy: Psychology professor says subtle marketers are selling kids, and their parents, a lot of junk

Winston-Salem Journal, May 31, 2007

 

Video Game Ads

CBS 3.com, May 30, 2007

 

Louisville school board drops proposal for bus radios

Louisville Courier-Journal, May 22, 2007

 

Fighting obesity, but fronting for junk food

Boston Globe, May 21, 2007

 

How Many Brands Do Young Children Recognize?

wcco.com, May 14, 2007

 

The Hard Sell: Marketing to Kids

CBS News, May 14, 2007

 

More toddlers have own TVs, study finds 20% of children under age 3 have a set in bedroom

Chicago Tribune, May 7, 2007

 

Shrek shills dietary dreck -- dump him

Chicago Sun Times, April 30, 2007

 

Advocacy Group: Drop Shrek From Anti-Obesity Ads

Associated Press, April 26, 2007

 

Nashua Board tunes in to Bus Radio

Nashua Telegraph, April 19, 2007

 

Are Bratz Dolls Too Sexy?

MSNBC, April 11, 2007

 

Marketing play: Game of Life really does take Visa  

USA Today, March 8, 2007

 

Critics target Pizza Hut BOOKIt! Program

Associated Press, March 2, 2007

 

Parents push to boot Bratz books from Scholastic fairs

CanWest, Frebruary 28, 2007

 

Message and the Media: Our girls deserve better

San Francisco Chronicle, February 26, 2007