Press Coverage and Clips

Recent coverage of CMCH in the print, radio, and television press. Web postings of the news are often time limited; references are provided so that you can locate stories of interest in print form.

2008
10 Dec 2008 Nude Pictures...On Your Cell Phone
06 Nov 2008 Is There a Right Age for Media Exposure?
23 Oct 2008 CMCH Gets Support from Glencoe Girl Scouts
30 Sep 2008 Experts Discuss the Need for School Safety
29 Sep 2008 Empowering Children with Allergies with a Camera
26 Sep 2008 CMCH Director Speaks at the National Arts Centre
21 Sep 2008 Can Fairy Tales Hurt Kids?
11 Aug 2008 Should Parents Buy Cell Phones for Their Kids?
10 Aug 2008 Explicit Lyrics Impact On Kids
01 Aug 2008 A Librarian's Job
21 Jul 2008 Strict Regulations on Violent Video Games
15 Jul 2008 Background TV Affects Children's Play
12 Jul 2008 Lights, Action, Obesity, Advertising?
01 Jul 2008 CMCH Director Advises on the Impact of TV and Movies on Kids
22 Jun 2008 Cell Phones: What's the Right Time?
15 Jun 2008 An On-Demand World
11 Jun 2008 How Do Ads Affect Kids?
04 Jun 2008 CMCH Director Advises on Internet Safety
03 May 2008 Adolescents' TV Viewing Habits and Social Interactions
28 Apr 2008 CMCH Staff Visits Michigan Schools
21 Apr 2008 Is the Internet separating new mothers and babies?
19 Apr 2008 CMCH's Spring Cleaning featured on Newsweek's TipSheet
15 Apr 2008 How Much TV is Too Much for Kids?
19 Mar 2008 Turning Off the TV to Eat Right
18 Mar 2008 Boston Ban on Violent Video Games?
17 Mar 2008 Boston Mayor Wants Violent Video Game Ban
11 Feb 2008 Kids: To TV or Not TV
08 Feb 2008 Kids Physically Involved In Wii's Virtual Violence
01 Feb 2008 Active Video Games - Good for Kids?
01 Jan 2008 Active Video Games: Good for You?
2007
26 Dec 2007 American Parents Buying Into 'Kiddie' Computer Age
30 Oct 2007 Manhunt 2 Controversy
27 Aug 2007 Virtual Worlds Luring Children
14 Aug 2007 The Virtual Generation
07 Aug 2007 'Smart Baby' DVDs No Help, May Harm
01 Aug 2007 Don't Admit One
19 Jul 2007 Curbing Couch Potato Kids
07 Jul 2007 PG-13? You're Kidding!
19 Jun 2007 Manhunt2 on Wii
21 May 2007 CMCH Scientist Earns Fellowship
08 May 2007 20% of Kids Under 2 Have Own TV, Study Shows
07 May 2007 Is TV Turning Tots into Crib Potatoes?
01 May 2007 Media's Effect on Children's Health
19 Feb 2007 Celebrity Scandal: A Teachable Moment?
13 Feb 2007 Text Education
10 Feb 2007 Virtual Worlds for Kids
05 Feb 2007 4 in 10 Kids Encounter Internet Pornography
2006
28 Nov 2006 Video Game Violence Goes Straight to Kids' Heads
21 Oct 2006 Debate Erupts Over Video Game Rating System
16 Oct 2006 Pediatricians Criticize Use of TV's in Hospital
02 Oct 2006 Young children targeted by high-fat food ads
17 Sep 2006 Mom vs. the Machines
14 Sep 2006 CAMRA Passes by Unanimous Consent!
07 Sep 2006 CMCH Director and Staff to Present in Marblehead, MA
01 Sep 2006 Is TV Socially Isolating?
27 Aug 2006 Carnal Knowledge -- Hazardous for Kids?
08 Aug 2006 Misogyny - Set to Music - May Alter Teen Behavior
07 Aug 2006 Sexy Songs
21 Jun 2006 A Steady Media Diet: Gulp
18 Jun 2006 Our Star-Struck Kids
15 Jun 2006 Body Image Presentation for Local School
22 May 2006 Internet Safety
16 May 2006 The News for Multimedia Babies is Good, and Bad
15 May 2006 The Littlest Viewers
12 May 2006 Doctors Riled by Launch of TV channel for Babies
11 May 2006 Round-the-Clock Baby TV Channel to Debut
05 May 2006 More Evidence on Sex, Violence, Media, and Children
02 May 2006 Claim Filed Against Baby Einstein
27 Apr 2006 CMCH Director on CDC Panel
25 Apr 2006 CMCH Director Joins PBS Think Tank on Children's Media
11 Apr 2006 Solo Viewing, Bad Endings
04 Apr 2006 Media Messages Harm Child, Teen Health
04 Apr 2006 Sesame Street DVDs Cause Debate
03 Apr 2006 TV and Video Game Violence Harms Kids
03 Apr 2006 Violent Video Games Often Not Properly Labeled
02 Apr 2006 Kid Rock
30 Mar 2006 Senators, Industry Pros Spar Over Video Games
30 Mar 2006 Views Clash at Senate Game Hearing
30 Mar 2006 Government Regulation of Video Games?
30 Mar 2006 Video Game Violence Testimony in Senate
29 Mar 2006 CMCH Researcher Testifies for Senate Judiciary
24 Mar 2006 FCC Crackdown Leads to Censorship
22 Mar 2006 DVD Series for Babies, Parents Fuels TV Debate
08 Mar 2006 Children and Media Research Advancement Act in Congress
06 Mar 2006 CMCH Director Speaks on Violent Cartoons Study
03 Mar 2006 Foul Content Found in Children's Cartoons
03 Mar 2006 Sen. Brownback Sees Need to Narrow Indecency Bill
03 Mar 2006 Study: Children's TV Studded with Dark, Violent Acts
03 Mar 2006 Kids' TV More Violent Than Adult Shows
02 Mar 2006 Children’s Television Study Should Concern Parents
01 Mar 2006 TV: Is It Good for Kids?
01 Mar 2006 Freeze Frame: Media and Children's Health
13 Feb 2006 CMCH Researcher Releases Ground-Breaking Research
06 Feb 2006 Is Media Cutting into Time with Other Activities?
23 Jan 2006 CMCH Director to Speak at Violence Prevention Conference
12 Jan 2006 Parents Warned About Internet Safety
05 Jan 2006 TV and Toddlers
01 Jan 2006 Media is an Environmental Health Hazard
2005
19 Dec 2005 CMCH Director Speaks with Senators Clinton, Lieberman, Bayh
16 Dec 2005 Study: Parents Fail to Cut Kids' TV Viewing
18 Nov 2005 Racy Teen Literature
10 Nov 2005 Sex Content Soars on Prime-Time TV
08 Nov 2005 CMCH Director Meets with Surgeon General
07 Nov 2005 Smoking in the Movies
20 Oct 2005 Reel Life
01 Oct 2005 Messages in the Music
01 Oct 2005 Director of CMCH Wins AAP Award
23 Aug 2005 Edutainment: Smart programming?
15 Aug 2005 CMCH Senior Scientist Named "Distinguished Alumnus"
01 Aug 2005 Body Image in the Media and Weight Management
25 Jul 2005 Safe Games Illinois Act Signed Into Law
01 Jul 2005 Sex Screen: The Dilemma of Media Exposure & Sexual Behavior
02 Jun 2005 Using Media for a Positive Message
01 Jun 2005 SLA to Honor "Info Heroes" at Awards Ceremony
01 Jun 2005 Turn It Off!
19 May 2005 Staying Safe from Media Exposure
09 May 2005 CMCH and Jarg Corporation Collaborate on Search Engine
08 May 2005 US Moves to Pull Plug on Violent Video Games for Minors
13 Apr 2005 State Should Regulate Content in Video Games, Expert Says
13 Apr 2005 N.C. Senate Panel Discusses Ban on Video Games for Minors
11 Apr 2005 Senate to Hear Expert Testify on Violent Games
05 Apr 2005 Dr. David Bickham on Media Violence and Bullying
01 Apr 2005 What About the Bullies?
30 Mar 2005 So Much Media, So Little Attention Span
16 Mar 2005 Illinois House Passes Landmark Video Game Legislation
09 Mar 2005 Video Game Testimony
01 Mar 2005 Babies and TV
01 Mar 2005 The Asthma Trap
20 Feb 2005 What Are Video Games Turning Us Into?
15 Feb 2005 Young Ears Can Be Tainted by Rap Music
03 Feb 2005 Sex and Violence ... And It’s on the Radio
03 Feb 2005 Video Game Vortex
2004
11 Dec 2004 Techie Tots: Interactive vs. Interaction
07 Dec 2004 Immunize your children against health dangers of TV
09 Nov 2004 Tuning In To A Problem
01 Oct 2004 Dialogue with Dr. Michael Rich
24 Aug 2004 CAMRA - Unique and Important
15 Aug 2004 Don't Judge a Videogame by its Cover...
01 Apr 2004 Video Game Ratings Not Always Accurate
11 Mar 2004 Teen-Rated Video Games Loaded With Violence
2003
01 Nov 2003 Childhood Obesity - Advancing Prevention & Treatment
04 Sep 2003 Make 'Em Like 'Beckham'
2002
30 Nov 2002 Chronically Ill Kids Reach for the Camera
01 Nov 2002 Call for Better Music Rating Labels
01 Jan 2002 Media Exposure Feeding Children's Violent Acts, AAP says
2001
26 Oct 2001 How Media Violence Touches Children
01 Oct 2001 Pediatrician Testifies on Impact of Sexuality in Media
07 Sep 2001 Dr. Rich Goes to Washington
11 Mar 2001 The Interview: Dr. Michael Rich
2000
16 Dec 2000 Medical Lessons on Videotape
01 Dec 2000 Benefits of Computers for Children Questioned
01 Nov 2000 Lights. Action. Asthma.
31 Oct 2000 Should Government Regulate Video Games?
31 Oct 2000 Toughening Video-Game Measures
31 Oct 2000 Video-Game Vote
01 Sep 2000 Web-Surfing Parents Need Pediatric Supervision
01 Sep 2000 Watching What We Watch
01 Aug 2000 Media Violence Can Lead to Aggression
01 May 2000 Listen Up! It Might Be Your Customers Talking
01 May 2000 Does Civilization Cause Asthma?
1999
28 Oct 1999 Beware This Screen, Too
01 Jan 1999 Violence With A Love Ballad
1998
23 Dec 1998 Physician Recommended Sites
20 Apr 1998 The Virtual House Call
09 Apr 1998 Music Videos Promote Adolescent Aggression
24 Mar 1998 Children Who Watch More TV Are Fatter

 

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