In an opinion piece by [URL=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/common-sense-media-advocate-or-lobbyist-in-game-violence-law.html]LA Times blog[/URL] writer Alex Pham tries to determine if Common Sense Media is an advocacy group or a lobbyist firm.

Let us go down the rabbit hole:

[INDENT]"..But there's another aspect to the organization. Common Sense Media has been one of the most zealous voices when it comes to encouraging state legislation limiting the sale of ultra-violent games to minors. Its chief executive, James Steyer as penned numerous letters to state and federal officials, urging them to curb kids' access to 'ultra-graphic violence' depicted in games."[/INDENT]The rest of the article drills down on Common Sense Media's activities from 2005 onward. What is important to note is that the company has been straddling the fence between advocacy and lobbying for years. [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/09/14/common-sense-media-and-what-constitutes-lobbying][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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