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Kaiser Family Foundation
Health News Coverage in the US Media
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 24, 2008 - 8:39amLast updated: November 24, 2008 - 8:39am
The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism conducted this study of how the U.S. news media covered health issues over an 18-month period from January 2007 through June 2008.
Health Content in Entertainment Television
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 16, 2008 - 5:24pmLast updated: September 17, 2008 - 7:48am
Most viewers who tune in each night to television's top-rated sitcoms and dramas do so because they want to be entertained, but according to two new studies released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation, many of them are being educated about important health issues at the same time.
Children’s Media Use and Sleep Problems
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 10, 2008 - 7:21amResearch shows that most children and adolescents do not get enough high-quality sleep, and that their sleep times appear to have declined over the last two decades. Coinciding with this trend has been the rise in popularity of new media forms including the Internet, video games, cell phones and DVDs.
