Organizations

• About Face San Francisco-based organization that combats negative media images about women; offers very interesting gallery of offending companies and their ads
• Booze News Contains up-to-date reports, fact sheets, regulatory petitions and comments, policy news, links, and historical information on federal alcohol policy issues
• Center for Media Literacy Promotes critical thinking skills in analyzing and evaluating media
• Commercial Alert Organization that opposes the excesses of commercialism, advertising, and marketing aimed at children
• Entertainment Industries Council Organization that encourages the entertainment industry to more effectively address and accurately depict major public health and social issues
• Media Awareness Network Canadian site offering media information to parents, students, and educators
• Media Literacy Online Project Media literacy gateway offering links to instructional media, lesson plans, guides, museums, and organizations
• Teen Health and the Media Media literacy site covering teen sexuality, suicide and violence, food and body image, and alcohol and drugs
• Welcome to Badvertising Country Witty and creative site that produces counter-advertising messages to expose the manipulative and deceitful practices of the tobacco industry
• Youth Media Network California project addressing tobacco media literacy

Reports

• Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry This 1999 Federal Trade Commission report reviews voluntary industry guidelines for advertising and marketing to underage audiences
• Society's Mixed Messages: How Popular Music Influences Alcohol and Other Drug Use Article about songs that refer to alcohol and drugs; includes list of songs
• Substance Use in Popular Movies and Music Report on the use of substances in song lyrics and movie scenes; shows detailed lists in appendices
• Substance Use in Popular Prime-Time Television Report on use in many popular shows, includes specific programs
• Tobacco Advertising Gallery Extensive collection of international tobacco ads, searchable by country, company, brand, or ad type; produced by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Truth in Advertising Collection of vintage cigarette advertisements from the 1940s and 1950s
• Violence in the Media This Center for Substance Abuse Prevention resource guide provides an updated review of the research into the negative influences on the media (including television, motion pictures, music videos, and advertisements) on our children
• Violence on Television American Psychological Association pamphlet summarizing research and parent strategies