Political Advocacy Groups

A Directory of United States Lobbyists

Media

30th Percentile American Family Association
http://www.afa.net
PO Drawer 2440
Tupelo, MS 38803
Phone: 662-844-5036
Fax: 662-842-7798
"The American Family Association represents and stands for traditional family values, focusing primarily on the influence of television and other media – including pornography – on our society." (http://www.afa.net/about.asp)
60th Percentile Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org
E-Mail: feedback@cdt.org
1634 Eye St. NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-637-9800
Fax: 202-637-0968
"The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media." (http://www.cdt.org/mission/)
60th Percentile Center for Media and Public Affairs
http://www.cmpa.com
E-Mail: Mail@cmpa.com
2100 L St. NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-223-2942
Fax: 202-872-4014
"The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) is a nonpartisan research and educational organization which conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media. CMPA election studies have played a major role in the ongoing debate over improving the election process. Our continuing analysis and tabulation of late night political jokes provides a lighter look at major news makers. CMPA is one of the few groups to study the important role the media plays in communicating information about health risks and scientific issues." (http://www.cmpa.com/aboutUs/index.htm)
Center for Media Education
http://www.cme.org/
E-Mail: cme@cme.org
1511 K St. NW, Suite 518
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-628-2620
Fax: 202-628-2554
"[CME] is...dedicated to improving the quality of electronic media, especially on behalf of children and families." (http://tap.epn.org/cme/)
30th Percentile Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org
E-Mail: webmaster@eff.org
454 Shotwell St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-436-9333
Fax: 415-436-9993
"Based in San Francisco, EFF is a donor-supported membership organization working to protect our fundamental rights regardless of technology; to educate the press, policymakers and the general public about civil liberties issues related to technology; and to act as a defender of those liberties." (http://www.eff.org/about/)
Morality in the Media
http://www.moralityinmedia.org/
E-mail: mim@moralityinmedia.org
475 Riverside Dr., Suite 239
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-3222
Fax 212-870-2765
"Morality in Media uses its knowledge of the law and the vigorous involvement of informed citizens to address these pressing moral and cultural evils: 1.The exploitation of obscenity in the marketplace, and 2.The erosion of decency standards in the media." (http://www.moralityinmedia.org --> About Us --> Mission)
30th Percentile Parents Television Council
http://www.parentstv.org
E-Mail: Editor@parentstv.org
707 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2075
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-629-9255, 800-882-6868
Fax: 213-629-9254
"Now more than 860,000 members strong and growing every day, the Parents Television Council (PTC) was established in 1995 as a nonpartisan group, offering private sector solutions to restore television to its roots as an independent and socially responsible entertainment medium." (http://www.parentstv.org --> About Us)