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The article discusses an advertisement on behalf of the anti-domestic-violence advocacy group No More that the National Football League (NFL) will run during the February 1, 2015 television broadcast of its Super Bowl game. The spot will portray a victim of domestic violence speaking on the phone to a 911 operator. The NFL has been widely criticized for its initial response to an instance of domestic abuse involving running back Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens.

The article discusses "Bagram Batman," a character in the likeness of the comic-strip figure Batman who appears in public-service videos broadcast to U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan. Bagram Batman, who is played by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesse Dyer, presents safety advice on various topics, and has proven very popular with his audience.

The article reports that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is building cases against 120 suspects who are suspected of insider trading and examines a public-service announcement which the FBI has made which stars the actor Michael Douglas. In the television spot, Douglas encourages people with information on securities fraud to contact the FBI. FBI agent David Chavez discusses the investigation, which includes 240 individuals.

The article reports that the government of Great Britain spends $350 million a year on public service advertisements. The ads address everything from chewing gum litter to road safety. The Central Office of Information sees the advertisements as a public service. They are also a boon to Britain's advertising industry; top creative companies compete for contracts with the government, the country's third largest advertiser.

The article discusses controversy surrounding a video public-service announcement by government officials in Houston, Texas, which advises the public on how to react in a mass shooting but does not discuss the use of firearms for self-defense.

The article reports on an advertisement launched by Fiat for its Lancia Delta car that draws attention to the plight of democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi who spent 12 years under house arrest in Myanmar. It is said that Fiat is reaping an outsize return through the advertisement which cost only about €60,000 to make because European networks agreed to show that it is free of charge after the firm bills it as a public-service announcement. The company decided to promote the Lancia as helping improve society.

The article reports on the agreement among U.S. motion picture studios to place antismoking public-service announcements on all digital video disc (DVD) releases of new, youth-oriented films featuring tobacco use. The studios that consented to the agreement which will run until the end of 2009 include Sony Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. It mentions that the group Entertainment Industry Foundation has intervened for in the deal as well as is paying for the costs for the talent linked to the advertisements.

The article reports on the possibility that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will adopt a more flexible plan proposed by broadcasters instead of another that would have required television stations to air as many as a dozen public-service advertisements per day about the transition of the country to digital television in 2009. It cites the terms of the flexible plan. It notes that people who use antennas to obtain television (TV) signals will need to purchase a set-top box that converts digital signals for older TVs.

Reports on a multimillion dollar public-service advertising campaign to be launched by News Corp. to promote cybertipline.com, which offers online safety tips for children and teens and cautions teenage girls against men they meet online as of April 10, 2006.

Reports on a public-service advertising campaign of railroad company CSX in the U.S.

Reports the United States government is about the begin a public-service advertising campaign aimed at educating Americans about obesity and persuade people to lose weight. Description and tone of advertisements that were created by the Ad Council; Recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) related to governmental action on the issue of obesity; Statistics related to obesity and its potential to cause death, according to data compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association."

Deals with the public service campaign launched by the U.S. government on September 17, 2003 to warn and educate parents about using antibiotics.

Provides information on a public service announcement made by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan advising consumers to educate themselves about their finances.

Discusses the preparation of public-service messages by Sesame Workshop, maker of the "Sesame Street" TV program, intended to calm children and their parents in the event of a war. Outlook for the messages to be broadcast on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) stations; Suggestion of PBS to extend programming for preschool children in order to create a so-called safe zone for children in the event of a war; Impact of war footage on children.

Focuses on the public service announcements produced by the Hollywood 9/11 Coalition to boost U.S. morale and support the U.S. war against terrorism.

Reports on the move of the Ad Council, USA Freedom Corps and the Corporation for National and Community Service to launch a public service advertisement effort calling for U.S. citizens to volunteer their time.

Profiles Carolyn J. Levy, who is in charge of Philip Morris Cos.'s youth anti-smoking advertising campaign. How Levy has become a target from anti-tobacco critics who view the campaign as ineffective; How Philip Morris insists that its youth anti-smoking efforts are sincere; Details on the research behind Levy's advertisements.

Reports on the American Legacy Foundation, which accuses Philip Morris Cos. of creating advertisements to dissuade teenagers from smoking that are actually ineffective. Details on the American Legacy Foundation's Truth advertising campaign against smoking; Comments from Carolyn J. Levy, the Philip Morris executive who oversees the company's youth-smoking prevention program.

Reports on the view of U.S. drug czar John P. Walters on an advertising campaign designed to reduce drug use among youth. How Walters, the head of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, criticized ads in use when he took office; Details on the National Youth Anti-Drug Media campaign; How U.S. Congress forced television networks to donate time to the campaign; Responses of youth to ads, including an increased likelihood of using marijuana.

Focuses on the television public service announcement from the National Automobile Dealers Association sponsored by the National Football League.

Reports the advertising campaign launched by the government of Great Britain against drunk driving. Cost of the advertisement made by Omnicom Group Inc. for the government; Description of public service advertisements in Great Britain; Information on the tunes used in the television advertisements.

Focuses on the print campaign to be launched by the United States Army Reserves aimed at young women. Creator of the advertisement; Recruitment problems faced by the Army Reserves.

Provides information on the television spot of Monster.com created by Interpublic Group's Mullen Advertising company. Goals of the advertisement; Cost of the advertisement; Where the public-service announcement will run.

Focuses on a cable television commercial for emergency radios that was made using a public-service announcement by United States Vice President Al Gore. The advertisement for a `Weatherman' alert radio, which was made by Media Group, a Stamford, Connecticut direct marketer; Description and function of a weather radio; Ambiguous promotion of the radio by Gore; Lack of any copyright protection for public-service announcements; Comments of Gore's press secretary.

Reports that on Christmas Eve 1998 the QVC cable channel will air hour after hour of promotional spots for organizations ranging from the Arbor Day Foundation to the Youth Fitness Campaign. How QVC, like most other television shopping networks, will take a break from selling on Christmas; What the eight hours of public-service appeals will feature; How other home shopping networks are changing their programming for Christmas.

Comments on the distortions in the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations' (AFL-CIO) `educational' advertisements about corporate pension funds and Congressman Greg Ganske's role in corporate pension raiding. Idea perpetrated by the ads; Information withheld in the ads; Editorial in the `Des Moines Register' in defense of Ganske.

Focuses on the launch of the first antismoking campaign to be financed by a state settlement in April 1998. The advertisements in Florida that were developed with input from Florida teenagers; Who the advertisements are geared towards; Examples of advertisements.

Focuses on what sort of antismoking ad campaigns is effective in preventing the teenagers from smoking as discussed with the members of Red Bridge YMCA Adventure Club. INSET: A panel of experts..

Reports launching of a radio and television advertising campaign on September 6, 1995 by organization called The Coalition for Change initiated by various business leaders to garner support for closing the federal budgetary deficit gap.

Informs about the airing of an antismoking television advertisement against the tobacco industry, featuring Victor Denoble, a former Philip Morris Cos. scientist, by the state of Massachusetts. Comments of Denoble on nicotine addiction; Testimony of Denoble on the effect of nicotine concealed during his tenure from 1980-1984 in Philip Morris; Advertisement created by Boston advertisement agency Houston Effler Herstek Favat.

Focuses on an advertising campaign being sponsored by Cease Fire, a project of Jann Wenner, publisher of `Rolling Stone' magazine to educate about the dangers of firearms. Members on Cease Fire's advisory board; The attempt to change perceptions about handguns; The accusations by the National Rifle Association against Cease Fire of misleading tactics.

Focuses on an advertising campaign being sponsored by Cease Fire, a project of Jann Wenner, publisher of `Rolling Stone' magazine to educate about the dangers of firearms. Members on Cease Fire's advisory board; The attempt to change perceptions about handguns; The accusations by the National Rifle Association against Cease Fire of misleading tactics.

Focuses on the battle over public service advertising. The battle between nonprofit organizations such as the Ad Council and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and television networks; The infrequency of public-service advertisements on prime-time television; Statistics on public-service advertisements.