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Common Sense Media is a respected leader on kids and media issues. Our leadership team, in-house staff and team of reviewers are experts in kids' media, technology, health, and policy matters. Learn more about who we are and what we do below, and check out some of our recent press coverage.

If you'd like  to schedule an interview with one of our experts, or for any other inquiries, contact Marisa Connolly, Communications Manager, at (415) 553-6703.

 

Who We Are

Common Sense Media is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco with a regional office in Washington D.C. Launched in 2003, Common Sense Media has become the nation's leading organization of its kind, helping millions of parents, educators, and young people make better decisions about the media and entertainment in their lives.  For more
information about the work we do, check out the links below:

Our Programs

  • Ratings and Reviews
    We provide detailed reviews, ratings, recommended lists, viewing tips, questions for family discussions and more related to more than 8,600 movies (in theatres and on DVD), TV shows, music offerings, video games, Web sites, and books, We also serve as a resource for parents on all things digital media to help them navigate our 24/7 media world. All of our content is based on criteria developed by leading child development, education and media experts.
  • Content Partnerships
    Common Sense Media content reaches millions of users every day through longstanding partnerships with Comcast, DIRECTV, Tribune Media Services, Time Warner Cable, Cox, TiVo, Best Buy, Netflix, Google, Yahoo, MSN, and AOL, putting our helpful reviews and information in the hands of parents and teachers right at the point of decision – when they need it the most.
  • Advocacy
    We are a respected non-partisan, national policy voice on the key issues that shape the media's impact on the health of America's kids and families. We provide expert policy leadership on a variety of vital issues, from video game legislation to national media literacy education.
  • Education and Outreach
    We also work with communities across the United States to provide simple, easy-to-use media education resources designed to help parents raise a generation of media-savvy kids. We offer media literacy workshops, toolkits, and other resources to leading national nonprofits and community-based organizations. In October 2008, we launched Common Sense Schools Parent Media Education Program, a free online program providing schools with the tools needed to run a media education program for parents and faculty. More than 2,300 schools nationwide have registered for the program to date.
  • Research and Reports
    Through grants and strong partnerships with like-minded organizations, we are expanding the research around media’s effect on our kids, and how it is changing their future. Currently, we are partnering with Global Kids and Harvard Project Zero's Good Play Project on the 2009 Focus Dialogues, which involves the first-ever three-way online conversation among parents, educators, and teens about the ethical issues facing young people in their digital lives. Other partners include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, and The California Endowment.

Media Coverage

Common Sense Media is a trusted resource for statistics, research, and comment on kids and media issues, from digital citizenship to physical health to violence. Our experts have been featured in print at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe and more, as well as on NPR, The Today Show, CNN's Showbiz Tonight, The CBS Early Show and other TV and radio outlets.

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