Transcript Famous Public Service Announcements

Public Service
Announcements
Feb. 8th/11th
PSAs
• A public service announcement is a noncommercial advertisement.
• It is typically broadcast on television or
radio.
• PSAs are normally broadcast for the
benefit of the public
In the US
• Public service announcements are
sometimes done by celebrities.
– Ex: Michael J. Fox for Parkinson’s Disease
research, which he suffers from
• Other times they are used for public
awareness campaigns against smoking or
drug use.
Famous Public Service
Announcements
• G.I. Joe
– This was a cartoon
soldier created
during World War II
for United States
military magazine.
• G.I. Joe was later
turned into an action
figure in 1964.
Keep America Beautiful
• This organization was created in 1954.
• The most famous PSA that Keep
America Beautiful put out was “The
Crying Indian” which debuted on Earth
Day in 1971.
• In 1998 they also created a PSA to
remind the public of the original PSA
The Crying Indian
Smokey Bear
• Smokey Bear is the
longest run Public
Service
Announcement run in
U.S. history.
• Smokey is the
mascot for the
United States
Forest Service
which was created in
1944.
More PSA Examples
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Buckle Up
Under Age Drinking
Youth Reckless Driving Prevention
Steroid Use
The Anti-Drug
Eating Disorders