Public health groups complain to FTC over Gatorade ad
by Katy Bachman | AdWeek
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Advertising targeted at minors under exacting scrutiny by FTC
by Staff | Advertisement Journal
Friday, April 13, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission, in its fourth major study, has broadened its review to gauge how effective the industry’s voluntary guidelines are in reducing advertising and marketing messages to underage audiences. Prompted by a report released by BMSG and the Center for Digital Democracy, the review will now require alcohol companies to provide detailed information about how they collect data and market their products digitally.
FTC broadens study of alcohol advertising
by Katy Bachman | AdWeek
Thursday, April 12, 2012
A report from BMSG and the Center for Digital Democracy has prompted the Federal Trade Commission to require alcohol companies to reveal information about their digital marketing and data collection practices.
Case by case, news coverage of child sexual abuse
by Staff | The Resource, a newsletter of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Food marketing targeted at kids still not ideal
by Petra Rattue | Medical News Today
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A thorough review in the March issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, shows that public sector stakeholders have failed to fully implement recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (IOM,) to support a healthful diet to children and adolescents. This article includes findings from the review and quotes BMSG’s Lori Dorfman, who co-authored a commentary on the subject in the same issue of AJPM.
Breaking news on child sexual abuse: Early coverage of Penn State
by Staff | Journalism Center on Children and Families
Saturday, February 04, 2012
A January 2012 report, released by the Ms. Foundation for Women and the Berkeley Media Studies Group, credits the media for its use of precise language in the days immediately following the arrest of Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on charges of child sexual abuse. However, the report criticizes the media for its shortsightedness in discussing prevention of future abuse.
Less than 1/3 of Penn State media coverage included solutions, prevention info
by Jane Ellen Stevens | ACES Too High
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
An analysis from BMSG and the Ms. Foundation of early coverage of the Penn State University child abuse tragedy showed that journalists used more “precise language” and provided a “broader perspective” than a previous analysis of child sex abuse coverage. But the coverage fell short in addressing solutions for preventing child trauma.
Reporters can do better: New report on media coverage of Sandusky
by Pamela Mejia, Larry Cohen | Huffington Post
Thursday, January 12, 2012
People are still talking about Penn State. So what are the media saying, and how might coverage affect public conversation as Sandusky’s trial moves forward? A new study, Breaking news on child sexual abuse: Early coverage of Penn State by Berkeley Media Studies Group, commissioned by the Ms. Foundation for Women, analyzed the first nine days of coverage. The study found gaps in reporting that should be fixed so that news coverage includes a focus on prevention.
Lessons from media coverage of Penn State child sexual abuse case
by David Lee | PreventConnect
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Media coverage of the Penn State child sexual abuse case looked at institutional accountability in a way that most other media coverage of child sexual abuse has not done before. However, the media coverage still failed to examine potential prevention solutions, according to a new report from the Ms. Foundation for Women and the Berkeley Media Studies Group.
Breastfeeding moms need support for right to nurse publicly
by Kate Raphael | Women's Magazine, KPFA
Monday, January 09, 2012