Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children Electronic Resource

Download or read book Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children written by Robert J. Pitofsky and published by . This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 1, 1999, Pres. Clinton asked the FTC and the U.S. Dept. of Justice to undertake a study of whether the movie, music recording, and computer and video game industries market and advertise products with violent content to youngsters. He raised 2 specific questions: Do the industries promote products they themselves acknowledge warrant parental caution in venues where children make up a substantial percentage of the audience? And are these ads intended to attract children and teenagers? This report by the FTC shows that for all 3 segments of the entertainment industry, the answers are plainly "yes." Includes report and appendices A-K.