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In Deep with Angie Coiro, April 3, 2018 

• USA Today, “CVS bans photo manipulation for store beauty brands, will place alert label on others” by Nathan Bomey, January 15, 2018
• Observer, “CVS Ends Photo Touch-Ups in Beauty Marketing, Pressures Suppliers to Follow Suit”by John Bonazzo, January 16, 2018
• The Wall Street Journal, “When Your Young Daughter Wants to Act Like a Teen” by Sue Shellenbarger, January 10, 2017
• San Jose Mercury News, “Body-positive: ‘About Face’ fashion show a celebration of styles and sizes” by Martha Ross, March 2, 2016
• Op-Ed by About-Face: San Francisco Chronicle, “Activists helped bring Barbie’s new bodies to market” by Jennifer Berger, February 2, 2016
• Yahoo! Beauty, “Racist Ad Raises Questions About Beauty Ideals” by Audrey D. Brashich, January 11, 2016
• The Washington Post, “What Happens When Daughters Start to Outshine Their Mothers?” by Audrey D. Brashich, November 20, 2015
• Yahoo! Beauty, “Why More Men Are Getting More Cosmetic Procedures Than Ever” by Audrey D. Brashich, November 18, 2015
• Yahoo! Beauty, “Is the Stigma of Plastic Surgery Vanishing? (And Is That a Good Thing?)” by Sara Bliss, September 17, 2015
• Yahoo! Beauty, “Does the Revenge Body Trend Empower Women — Or Not?” by Audrey D. Brashich, August 26, 2015
• Op-Ed by About-Face: San Francisco Chronicle, “Is it a big deal when every swimsuit issue model isn’t tiny?” by Jennifer Berger, February 10, 2015

2001-2007

• San Francisco Chronicle, “Selling a Positive Self-Image: Group weighs in on advertising impact” by Lisa Hix | June 10, 2007
• San Francisco Chronicle, “Clipping the Wings of ‘The Swan’” by Jane Ganahl | May 2, 2004
• San Francisco Chronicle: “Ugly Ducklings” by Debra J. Saunders | April 29, 2004)
• The New York Times, “Body and Image; One Size Definitely Does Not Fit All” by Mary Duenwald | June 22, 2003
• The Body Snatchers by Cindy Tebbel | September 2003
• Too Fat or Too Thin? A Reference Guide To Eating Disorders (2003).
• Cunt by Inga Muscio |October 2002
• USA Today ““Hot Sites”: Undistorting Women” | May 7, 2001
• Mary Kate and Ashley Magazine. Real Girls, Real Strategies: Poster Girl | April-May 2001

1998-2000

• San Jose Mercury News: “Thick and Thin” by Mary Gottschalk | July 10, 2000
• Channel2000.com: “About-Face.org Attacks Weight Issues with Humor” by Scott Cross | May 18, 2000
• News@ediets.com: “Women 7 Advertising: Image is Everything…That’s Wrong!” by Kim Droze | April 6, 2000
• The Daily Orange, “Activist Condemns Portrayal of Women” by Beth Braverman | February 17, 2000
• San Francisco Chronicle, “Message to Girls” by Diana Cooper | January 24, 2000
• San Francisco Chronicle, “Nurturing Girl’s Traits, Talents and Interests” by Kathy Bruin | January 13, 2000
• Tribal Talk: The Voice of Fat Chance Belly Dance: “FCBD Collaborates on Body Image Workshop” Unknown Author | November 1999
• Adweek: “In Your Face” by Emily Fromm | October 4, 1999
• Herplanet.com: “The Sun Award: September’s Winner, Kathy Bruin” Unknown Author | September 14, 1999
• Chickpages.com: “Stop Starvation Imagery” Unknown Author | September 17, 1999
• Health and Fitness Idea Source: “Media Images: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” by April Durrett | March 1999
• MSN Women: “Web Guide: About-Face” | February 5, 1999
• “Big Buttocks Are Not a Disease, Popular African Proverb” Unknown Author | 1999
• Femina: “Women on the Web” by Sue de Groot | November 1998
• Bitch magazine: “Please Don’t Feed the Models: A Day In the Life of an Urban Guerrilla” by Kathy Bruin | Fall 1998
• The Michigan Independent Journal: “Don’t Feed the Supermodels” by Carrie Downes | Summer 1998
• Health and Fitness Idea Source: “Web Site Focuses on Body Image” Unknown Author | July/August 1998
• Marie Claire: “Websites to Watch” Unknown Author | August 1998
• Media Watch Newsletter: “Please Don’t Feed the Models” Unknown Author | Summer 1998
• Healing Currents, A Journal of Healing: “Healing Your Body Image by Ignoring Advertising” by Miftah Leath | May 1998
• San Francisco State University Golden Gater: “Skinny Ad Imagery Under Fire” by Scott Martin | February 19, 1998
• Mr. Media, Websites of the Week: “About-Face” Unknown Author | January 21, 1998
• Awesome Universal Website, 500 Best of the Net: “#3 About-Face” Unknown Author | January 6, 1998