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Fed Up With Food Marketing to Kids? Nosh On Food MythBusters Film

September 21, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Sept. 21, 2013 Tired of the $2 billion/year endless barrage of hard sell food advertising hawking toxic crud to children to turn them into life long consumers? You’re about to get some ammo in the media battle for kids’ hearts and minds… On September 25, 2013, the online premiere of the 6-minute bite sized short animated film Food MythBusters.org promises to expose how “Big … [Read more...]

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National Assoc for Media Literacy Education: Amy Jussel, Resource Roundup

July 9, 2013 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

July 8, 2013 Gearing up for speaking at my first ever National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) conference this coming weekend, I’m taming butterflies as I’m honored to be on a powerhouse panel with academic rockstars like Lisa Guernsey, author of Screen Time: How Electronic Media – From Baby Videos to Educational Software – Affects Your Young Child. I’m eager … [Read more...]

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Marketing Tactics Undermine Parent Authority: Moms Not Lovin It.org

July 8, 2013 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

July 8, 2013 Update: Join the #MomsNotLovinIt Twitter chat about McDonalds and other fast food giants specifically targeting kids of color, and the new study in Journal of American Medical Assn on Hispanic/pediatric media exposure and the impact on children's health! May 10, 2013 Out of sight, out of mind? Hardly. As a proud participant in the Mother’s Day “Mom’s Not … [Read more...]

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Grab-n-Go Squeezable Pouch Foods: Ease or Eww?

June 30, 2011 by Amy Jussel 29 Comments

Oct. 16, 2015 Update: Heads up on the voluntary recall of GoGoSqueez pouches with these summer 2016 pull dates, which have had mold discovered in them. I first found the mold in our own stash in the garage when my volleyball crew gave me a wince-worthy 'eww' but I couldn't find any damage to the packaging and it seemed random, since I tried one myself, so I hadn't tossed … [Read more...]

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FTC Food Marketing to Kids Update: Are Watchdogs All Bark No Bite?

September 9, 2010 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

Sept. 9, 2010 Where are we now with the whole junk food marketing to kids/obesity prevention discussion? Feels like we’ve been TALKING about "candy bars for breakfast" and citing Pink Princess Fairytale Flakes with ads for sugary slop on TV out the wazoo, along with advergaming (embedded digital trolling, seeding unhealthy junk food) and yet “the more things change, the more … [Read more...]

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