MediaWise eNEWS

• PARENT ALERT - Pornography in online game
  National Institute on Media and the Family PARENT ALERT
  Warns Parents of Online Porn in Game that promotes Movie.
  -Feb 2006 
• MediaWise Network launches MySpace.com Parent Tutorial
  Have you heard of MySpace.com? No doubt your kids have. MySpace.com is the most popular social networking web site among young people today. With more than 50 million members, most under the age of 22, MySpace.com has swept the nation. Kids are spending countless hours here chatting, blogging, listening to music, posting photos and searching for others to catch up with online. Check out the MediaWise Spotlight at www.mediafamily.org to learn more about MySpace.com, why it is so popular and why you should pay attention. Join the MediaWise Network to take a MediaWise tour of MySpace. We'll show you some of the key features of the site and what kids can do there.

• Is YouTube the next MySpace?

  For parents who have been paying attention to the explosive popularity of online teen hangout MySpace.com, make sure you log into YouTube.com as well. This online video-sharing site is another popular website where teenagers can "express themselves." While YouTube.com and other video sharing sites can be fun places for teenagers to share their digital creations, things can get out of hand on this unsupervised online environment where pushing the envelope is cool.
  http://www.mediafamily.org/online/youtube.shtml
  
  Video Games Reviews
  
  "Bully" the Video Game- 10/25/06
  San Diego Youth Say No to Drugs in Video Games- 10/19/06
  Video Game Addiction is a Real Problem- 7/20/06
  Grand Theft Auto Makers Settle Charges with the FTC - 6/13/06
  Evidence Linking Violent Video Games to Aggression Builds - 10/21/05
  Help with the Institute's 10th Annual Video Game Report Card! - 7/26/05
  NATIONAL PARENTAL WARNING - 7/12/05
  MediaWise Warns Parents of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Content - 7/8/05
  Video Games are how the Military Desensitizes Violence - 5/17/05
  "Media Multi-tasking" Impacts Media Use Among Children and Teens -