Common Sense Media

[Nancy Willard <nwillard@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU>]

Wow -- a breath of fresh air!

A New Attempt to Monitor Media Content
By JIM RUTENBERG
A new watchdog group has devised a Web-based ratings system
to rank entertainment products based on language, sexual
content and adult themes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/business/media/21MEDI.html?th


Nancy

Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.

Center for Advanced Technology in Education
University of Oregon, College of Education
E-mail: nwillard@oregon.uoregon.edu
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu

Responsible Netizen Institute
URL:http://responsiblenetizen.org

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