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Advertising Council  

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  • The Advertising Council, or the Ad Council, as it is more commonly known, is a private, nonprofit organization best known for its public service announcements aimed at raising awareness of and provoking action on public issues. Formed in 1941 in response to World War II, the Ad Council has taken on many major issues over the years. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Advertising Council, the]

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