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“A government task force examining the effect the media might have on childhood obesity delayed the release of its report on Thursday. Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, along with FCC chairman Kevin Martin, said they expect the committee to finish its work in the fall instead of mid-summer as originally planned. ‘The extension will allow for a more thorough examination of new initiatives that many of the food and beverage companies are coordinating, as well as a more comprehensive look at how all parties, especially media, can work together for the common good,’ Brownback and Harkin said in a joint statement.”

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“Obesity Task Force Extends Study”
July 06, 2007
By Brooks Boliek/The Hollywood Reporter

Hello, everyone! I thought that this article entitled “Obesity Task Force Extends Study” is appropriate for our focus. In fact, the fact that more time is needed to finalize this project is proof of the media’s influence on our children. I, personally, think that it is wonderful that the government has taken an initiative to compose such a study, as well as proposing a more positive, and healthy, role for media sources to play within the lives of our children. I will continually post on this subject as updates are reported.
Have a good one,
Chris