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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This is from the Internet Scout
Report </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>A publication of Internet Scout.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Sponsored by </span></font><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Using the Media to Promote
Adolescent Well-Being [pdf] <a
href="http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/spring_children_haskins/spring_children_haskins.pdf">http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2008/spring_children_haskins/spring_children_haskins.pdf</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Many researchers and parents are concerned about the
effects of the media on adolescents. It's in no way a new concern, but there is
a renewed interest in how media can potentially be harnessed to combat some of
the more pernicious messages disseminated by mainstream media. This particular
8-page brief released in April 2008 takes on that very subject. The brief is
part of "The Future of Children" initiative, which is jointly
sponsored by </span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Princeton</span></font><font
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</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>University</span></font><font size=2
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and The Brookings Institution. Authored by Elisabeth Hirschhorn Donahue, Ron
Haskins, and Marisa Nightingale, the brief suggests that nonprofit groups and
associations can effectively "draw teens into conversations by supplying
them with expertise and tools they can share with their friends to become advocates
to one another." The report goes on to suggest that working with new media
and social networking sites may be more effective than trying to rally against
such new forms of expression.</span></font></p>
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