<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=NGA66prmnYd74dov191SbnnZyCCcDPtp>The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood Reclaiming Childhood from Corporate Marketers
The FCC has spoken. Now it's up to you. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=eNvmP0KTYnI2t944YZRvLXnZyCCcDPtp> In a report requested by CCFC and delivered to Congress this week, the Federal Communications Commission sharply criticized BusRadio, the company that hopes to make its highly commercialized radio broadcasts compulsory listening for students on school buses. The FCC urged local communities and state legislatures to take a long, hard look at BusRadio. Because many school districts do not learn the truth about BusRadio's marketing until after they have signed a contract, it is critical that your school board hear from you now. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pvIcJZYCbU%2Bw4RB9vbTbO3nZyCCcDPtp>Please take a moment to send the FCC's report to your local board of education and urge them not to sign up with BusRadio. You've already helped shape the report by submitting comments to the FCC. The report concludes that the overwhelming majority of comments assert "the potential harms inflicted on children by BusRadio far outweigh the service's countervailing benefits." And the FCC shares many of our core concerns, including: BusRadio's claim of a maximum of 8 minutes of ads per hour vastly understates the amount of its commercial content (p. 18). BusRadio exploits the relationship between its on-air personalities and young listeners by having its DJs pitch products directly to students, a practice which is prohibited by the FCC in broadcast media for children (p.20). BusRadio's programming and website for students fail to maintain a clear distinction between editorial and commercial content, as required by the Children's Advertising Review Unit (p.20 & 21). BusRadio "fails to enable parents to avoid exposure of their children to undesirable content" (p.13). BusRadio may make school buses less safe by distracting drivers (p.23). No child should be forced to listen to BusRadio. That's why <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=luduwp7NSsqJwZjzvavT3XnZyCCcDPtp>your school board needs to hear from you. And please, spread the word about what the FCC's findings to friends, family, and on blogs and social network sites. To read the report, visit <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gd4uGIEFXGv%2BdS01PNUQ2nnZyCCcDPtp>http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1999A1.pdf. For a sample letter to your school board, please visit: <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XIHv5n703Xkaphlxp4xa%2BHnZyCCcDPtp>http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/actions/busradioreport.html. To read CCFC's statement on the report, please visit: <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=q%2BhNNRd5UfMrZWXugoai%2FnnZyCCcDPtp>http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/pressreleases/busradioreport.html. <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Tu1XqSlaiQK55maFjyvZo3nZyCCcDPtp>Unsubscribe | <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VlMkktF5ebi2HGs6EkMTPXnZyCCcDPtp>Donate | <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2B0KHT1YHnG1%2B2yYKAbEqoXnZyCCcDPtp>CCFC Events | <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nxfnm8i8ICnZOw7NyTkTpXnZyCCcDPtp>Forward to a friend |<http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xCIyfo4%2BlO6ecMqSzpVplHnZyCCcDPtp>CCFC on Facebook | <mailto:[email protected]>Contact CCFC The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood A Program of the Judge Baker Children's Center 53 Parker Hill Ave Boston, MA 02120 <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BeisLLiwFGSIfliVqkP1EnnZyCCcDPtp>www.commercialfreechildhood.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
