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News Coverage of May 2007 Report

Business Week: Is Online Marketing Making Kids Obese?
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2007/tc20070517_416894_page_2.htm

Adweek: Advocates Rip Digital Tactics
http://www.adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003587120

New York Times: Protecting kids from online food ads
http://www.nytimes.com/cnet/CNET_2100-1025_3-6184479.html?_r=2&o&oref=slogin

Marketing Daily: FTC Is Urged To Investigate Digital Food Marketing To Kids
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=60567

MSNBC: Is Online Marketing Making Kids Obese?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18720555/

LA Times: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=LATSPM.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

Washington Business Journal: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/prnewswire/press_releases/District_of_Columbia/2007/05/17/CLTH041

Boston Herald: Hey kids, take a byte! Junk food biz appealing to young Web appetities
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=1001860

Ventura County Star: Hispanic News: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=VENCTYHSP.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

Arizona Republic (azcentral.com): Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=AZCHSP.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

KRON San Francisco: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://kron.com/Global/story.asp?S=6528960

Yahoo! News: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20070517/pl_usnw/comprehensive_new_report_documents_use_of_ digital_marketing_tactics_by_food___beverage_companies_targeting_children___teens

Marketing Vox: Group Seeks Regulations on Digital Food Marketing to Kids
http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2007/05/18/group-seeks-regulations-on-digital-food-marketing-to-kids/

iMedia Connection: Study Links Marketing to Child Obesity
http://www.imediaconnection.com/news/14979.asp

Online Media Daily: FTC Urged To Probe Digital Food Marketing To Kids
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=60505

Broadcasting & Cable: FTC Asked to Conduct a Broader Food Marketing Inquiry
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6442853.html

Radio Iowa: Harkin critical of Shrek for promoting junk food
http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=9B00630C-9A4E-C652-798C41202EE943E5

Broadcast Newsroom: FTC Asked to Conduct a Broader Food Marketing Inquiry
http://quantel.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=141169

Reclaim the Media: Study documents new interactive junk food marketing techniques aimed at kids
http://reclaimthemedia.org/advertising/study_documents_new_interactiv=5238

ClickZ News: Center for Digital Democracy Takes Aim at Digital Food Marketing to Kids
http://clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3625894

ZDNet: Protecting kids from online foods ads
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6184479.html

Marketing VOX: Childhood Obesity Gets Boost from Online Marketing
http://www.marketingvox.com/archives/2007/05/18/childhood-obesity-gets-boost-from-online-marketing/

Webpronews: Marketers, It's Your Fault Kids Are Fat
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/05/18/marketers-its-your-fault-kids-are-fat

Media Post Publications: FTC Urged to Investigate Digital Marketing to Kids
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=60567

CommonDreams.org: CCFC Statement on "Interactive Food & Beverage Marketing: Targeting Children and Youth in the Digital Age
http://www.commondreams.org/news2007/0517-03.htm

SOPHE News You Can Use: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics by Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens

PR Newswire: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://sev.prnewswire.com/advertising/20070517/CLTH04117052007-1.html

AOL Money & Finance: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/comprehensive-new-report-documents-use/n20070517060309990036?cid=2369

All Points: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.allpointsresearch.com/view.asp?cat=Advertising&file=200705170600PR_NEWS_USPR_____CLTH041.xml

Bizjournals.com: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/District_of_Columbia/2007/05/17/CLTH041

Bolsamania: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.bolsamania.com/internacional/noticia.php?origen=feed_prnews.noticias&id=CLTH04117052007-1&isin=

Breitbart.com: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20070517.CLTH041&show_article=1

Medicaldevices.org: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=MDMA.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

Quote.com: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.quote.com/qc/news/story.aspx?symbols=PRNEWS:100&story=200705171000_PRN_93438706

RBC Dain Rauscher Inc.: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
https://sites.stockpoint.com/dain/newspaper.asp?site=D&Mode=Media&Story=20070517/137p7956.xml

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.snackandbakery.com/viewprnews.php?nid=16464

State House News Service: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SHNSPOL.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

The Hill: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=THEHILLPOL.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

TXCN: Texas Cable News: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=TXCN.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

WFAA: Dallas/Fort Worth TV8: Comprehensive New Report Documents Use of Digital Marketing Tactics By Food & Beverage Companies Targeting Children & Teens
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=wfaa.story&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004590480&EDATE=THU+May+17+2007,+06:00+AM

Blogs May 17, 2007

i-Advertising: Is online marketing making kids obese?
http://i-advertising.com/?p=32

Benton Foundation: Protecting Kids from Online Food Ads
http://www.benton.org/index.php?q=node/5924&rss=taxonomy/term/6/

Blogs May 18, 2007

Shaping Youth: Digital Marketing Tactics Revealed to FTC: Report At DigitalAds.org
http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/?p=445

The Daily Table: As if the Commercials Weren't Bad Enough
http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/archives/2007/05/as_if_the_comme.html

Free Press: Protecting kids from online food ads
http://www.freepress.net/news/23234

Blog Thirteen: Media Briefing for 5/17/07
http://www.thirteen.org/blogs/index.php?itemid=153

Flying Hamster: Is Online Marketing Making Kids Obese?
http://flyinghamster.com/post/39239

BenettonTalk: Marketing to Children 2.0
http://www.benettontalk.com/2007/05/marketing_to_children_20.html

NetFamilyNews.org: Rein in on Food Marketers?
http://netfamilynews.blogspot.com/2007/05/rein-in-food-marketers.html

The Swamp: Swamp Sunrise
http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2007/05/swamp_sunrise_11.html

YPulse: The Square Burger Might Not Be Your Friend For Long
http://ypulse.com/archives/2007/05/the_square_burg.php

Associated Content: Marketers Target Children, Adolescents, Directly Through Social Networking and New Technologies
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/249588/marketers_target_children_adolescents.html

Freedom To Differ: Friday, 18 May 2007: Daily News Links
http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/2007/05/daily_news_link_18.html

Blogs May 19, 2007

9:01AM: Online marketing boosts obesity
http://www.901am.com/2007/online-marketing-boosts-obesity.html