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David Kleeman - President
David Kleeman is President of the American Center for Children and Media, an executive roundtable and professional development hub that promotes exchange of ideas, expertise, and information as a means for building quality. The Center is leading the children's media industry in developing child-friendly, sustainable solutions to long-standing and emerging issues.
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The Center looks worldwide for models of excellence; its global connections make Kleeman a valued international consultant, especially on the role of culture in media. He has been a featured speaker on all world continents.
Kleeman chairs the International Advisory Board for the international children's TV festival (PRIX JEUNESSE), and is a frequent consultant to the festival; he created the rules and manages its Web Prize. He has chaired North American advisors to four World Summits on Media for Children.
In 2002-3, he led and authored a major study for PBS and the Markle Foundation on public service media's unique roles for children in the digital era. He has written two book chapters and numerous articles for trade, academic and general press.
He has written book chapters in J. Alison Bryant's "The Children's Television Community" and Singer and Singer's "Handbook of Children and the Media", as well as numerous articles for trade, academic and general press.
David graduated from Harvard College. Married, and with two adolescent daughters, he discovered that running offers time with no phones, computers, TV or sibling squabbles. Apparently, he enjoys the quiet; he's run fourteen marathons. |
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Convenes its Executive Roundtable for forthright discussion of industry issues, and to consider solutions or strategies that are child-friendly, responsible and sustainable; |
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Offers insight and guidance on emerging and ongoing issues that influence our craft and business, challenging current practices as necessary; |
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Serves as a public voice for the children’s media industries where feasible; |
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Continually amasses up-to-date research, news and writings about children and media, from which it digests, analyzes and disseminates information on trends and themes; |
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Nothing in this industry-wide effort in any way diminishes individual companies’ freedom to act strategically or in their own best interests. |
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