| Ad Council spots, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Oct 2025 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Sep 2025 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Public service announcements | 
            The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 
            08 Aug 2025 | 
          
          
            | Government advertisements: Abbr. | 
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            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            13 Jun 2025 | 
          
          
            | Informative TV spots | 
            Universal | 
            30 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Awareness ads | 
            USA Today | 
            14 May 2025 | 
          
          
            | Informative ads, for short | 
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            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            24 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Anti-bullying spots, e.g. | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            20 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            01 Apr 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nonprofit spots | 
            TV | 
            23 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Some ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Anti-smoking ads, e.g. | 
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            | Unpaid ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            05 Mar 2025 | 
          
          
            | Nonprofit's ads | 
            TV | 
            16 Feb 2025 | 
          
          
            | Anti-vaping ads, e.g. | 
            USA Today | 
            16 Dec 2024 | 
          
          
            | Informative TV spots | 
            New York Times | 
            26 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Helpful ads, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            19 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Informative ads | 
            USA Today | 
            06 Nov 2024 | 
          
          
            | Government advertisements: Abbr. | 
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            | Media messages to raise awareness | 
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            | Free TV spots | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            29 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council TV ads | 
            Newsday | 
            27 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | Ads that raise awareness | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Sep 2024 | 
          
          
            | T.V. free spots | 
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            | Community FYIs | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            16 Jul 2024 | 
          
          
            | "Don't do drugs" spots, for short | 
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            | Anti-bullying ads, e.g. | 
            USA Today | 
            22 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            18 Jun 2024 | 
          
          
            | Educational TV spots | 
            LA Times Mini | 
            28 May 2024 | 
          
          
            | TV spots that cost nothing, for short | 
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            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            02 Apr 2024 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            15 Mar 2024 | 
          
          
            | Ads that might discourage smoking | 
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            | Educational ads (Abbr.) | 
            USA Today | 
            02 Feb 2024 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Educational TV ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            22 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots | 
            Universal | 
            11 Jan 2024 | 
          
          
            | Smokey Bear warnings, e.g. (Abbr.) | 
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            | Awareness-raising ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Nov 2023 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            21 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | TV 'stories that move people' | 
            Newsday | 
            16 Sep 2023 | 
          
          
            | Ads that aim to raise awareness, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            01 Aug 2023 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            12 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | "Wear a mask" spots in 2020, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            10 Jun 2023 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            14 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council TV spots | 
            Newsday | 
            14 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council spots, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            12 May 2023 | 
          
          
            | TV ads with Smokey Bear | 
            Newsday | 
            17 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | TV ads for good causes | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            12 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Philanthropic spots, briefly | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            04 Mar 2023 | 
          
          
            | Informative TV ads | 
            Universal | 
            02 Feb 2023 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            25 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Some spots for vaccines, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            10 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV spots | 
            Universal | 
            06 Dec 2022 | 
          
          
            | Educational promos, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            25 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Certain TV spots | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            13 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            01 Oct 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            10 Aug 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            21 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Some C.D.C. spots | 
            New York Times | 
            02 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council messages, in brief | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            02 Jul 2022 | 
          
          
            | Ads promoting COVID vaccines, e.g | 
            Universal | 
            28 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | Free educational spots, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            17 Jun 2022 | 
          
          
            | MADD ads, e.g | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            27 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Pet-adoption ads, briefly | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            06 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Pet-adoption ads, briefly | 
            The Washington Post | 
            06 Apr 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            23 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Free TV ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            15 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Free TV ads | 
            The Washington Post | 
            15 Mar 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            08 Feb 2022 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            27 Jan 2022 | 
          
          
            | MADD ads, e.g | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            13 Dec 2021 | 
          
          
            | Useful TV spots: Abbr | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            19 Nov 2021 | 
          
          
            | Wildfire prevention ads, e.g.: Abbr | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            21 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Wildfire prevention ads, e.g.: Abbr | 
            The Washington Post | 
            21 Oct 2021 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots | 
            The Washington Post | 
            18 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            18 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            17 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Fee-free airings | 
            Newsday | 
            11 Sep 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ads that raise awareness | 
            USA Today | 
            28 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Some TV spots, briefly | 
            New York Times | 
            07 Jul 2021 | 
          
          
            | Noncommercial spots, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            22 Jun 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ads often focused on social issues | 
            USA Today | 
            09 May 2021 | 
          
          
            | MADD ads, e.g | 
            The Washington Post | 
            26 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | MADD ads, e.g | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            26 Apr 2021 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            23 Mar 2021 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council TV spots | 
            Newsday | 
            22 Jan 2021 | 
          
          
            | Parts of some CDC campaigns | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Sep 2020 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council offerings, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Jul 2020 | 
          
          
            | Anti-vaping spots, e.g | 
            USA Today | 
            25 Jun 2020 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council ads, briefly | 
            Newsday | 
            15 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Noncommercial advertisements, for short | 
            USA Today | 
            10 Dec 2019 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads, for short | 
            Thomas Joseph | 
            14 Jun 2019 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV spots (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            25 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council messages, for short | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            20 Mar 2019 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council messages, for short | 
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            | Antismoking spots, e.g | 
            New York Times | 
            29 Jul 2018 | 
          
          
            | Many free TV ads, for short | 
            Premier Sunday | 
            10 Jun 2018 | 
          
          
            | NBC's 'The More You Know' spots, e.g | 
            New York Times | 
            29 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Some TV ads, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            13 May 2018 | 
          
          
            | Filler ads, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            10 Jan 2018 | 
          
          
            | Antismoking spots, e.g. | 
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            | NBC's "The More You Know" spots, e.g. | 
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            | Some TV ads, for short | 
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            | Filler ads, in brief | 
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            | Smokey Bear TV spots | 
            Newsday | 
            30 Nov 2017 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV spots | 
            Newsday | 
            22 Oct 2017 | 
          
          
            | They run free: Abbr | 
            Wall Street Journal | 
            21 Sep 2017 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV spots | 
            USA Today | 
            01 Aug 2017 | 
          
          
            | Unpaid TV ads (Abbr.) | 
            Eugene Sheffer | 
            29 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots, briefly | 
            USA Today | 
            09 Jul 2017 | 
          
          
            | Ad Council output, for short | 
            New York Times | 
            28 May 2017 | 
          
          
            | 'Don't text and drive' spots, e.g., for short | 
            New York Times | 
            09 Mar 2017 | 
          
          
            | TV spots for charities | 
            Newsday | 
            19 Feb 2017 | 
          
          
            | Free TV spots, briefly | 
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            | "Don't text and drive" spots, e.g., for short | 
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            | Ad Council output, for short | 
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            | Unpaid TV spots | 
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            | Informative and free TV spots | 
            The Washington Post | 
            02 Nov 2016 | 
          
          
            | "This is your brain on drugs" ads, briefly | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 Oct 2016 | 
          
          
            | Spots on your TV worth watching | 
            The Washington Post | 
            11 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Pro bono spots, briefly | 
            New York Times | 
            02 Aug 2016 | 
          
          
            | Non-commercial TV spots | 
            Newsday | 
            23 Jun 2016 | 
          
          
            | Free TV ads, for short | 
            Universal | 
            21 Apr 2016 | 
          
          
            | Antismoking TV spots, e.g | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            28 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Msgs. from McGruff the Crime Dog, e.g | 
            The Chronicle of Higher Education | 
            05 Feb 2016 | 
          
          
            | Antismoking TV spots, e.g | 
            The Washington Post | 
            06 Jan 2016 | 
          
          
            | Pro bono spots, briefly | 
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            | Msgs. from McGruff the Crime Dog, e.g. | 
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            | "This is your brain on drugs" ads, briefly | 
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            | MADD ads, e.g | 
            New York Times | 
            05 Oct 2015 | 
          
          
            | Pet-adoption ads, briefly | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            03 Sep 2015 | 
          
          
            | Awareness-raising TV ads | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            30 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | Spots for Smokey: Abbr | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            28 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | G.I. Joe's 'Knowing is half the battle' spots, e.g | 
            New York Times | 
            15 Aug 2015 | 
          
          
            | They run free on TV, in brief | 
            New York Times | 
            16 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | Free spots, briefly | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            11 Jul 2015 | 
          
          
            | Anti-D.U.I. ads, e.g | 
            New York Times | 
            27 May 2015 | 
          
          
            | "The more you know" TV ads, e.g | 
            LA Times Daily | 
            28 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Many educ. spots | 
            New York Times | 
            24 Apr 2015 | 
          
          
            | Educ. radio spots | 
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            | They run free on TV, in brief | 
             | 
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            | Many educ. spots | 
             | 
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            | MADD ads, e.g. | 
             | 
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            | G.I. Joe's "Knowing is half the battle" spots, e.g. | 
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            | Anti-D.U.I. ads, e.g. | 
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            | Spots for Smokey: Abbr. | 
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            | Pet-adoption ads, briefly | 
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            | Free spots, briefly | 
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            | Awareness-raising TV ads | 
             | 
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            | "The more you know" TV ads, e.g. | 
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            | Anti-drug ads, e.g. | 
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            | MADD ads, e.g. | 
             | 
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            | MADD ads, e.g. | 
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            | Unpaid spots, for short | 
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            | Some TV spots, briefly | 
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            | Educ. radio spots | 
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            | Antidrug commercials, e.g., briefly | 
             | 
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            | Antidrug commercials, e.g., briefly | 
             | 
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            | Unpaid TV ads | 
             | 
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            | Educ. radio spots | 
             | 
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            | Educational TV spots, perhaps | 
             | 
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            | Educational TV spots, perhaps | 
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            | Some health warnings: Abbr. | 
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            | Some TV spots, briefly | 
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            | Free TV ads, for short | 
             | 
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            | Educational spots | 
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            | Non-commercial TV spots | 
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            | Free TV spots, for short | 
             | 
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            | Awareness-raising TV spots, for short | 
             | 
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            | Awareness-raising TV spots, for short | 
             | 
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            | Some free TV ads | 
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            | Smokey Bear spots, for short | 
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            | Some health info ads, for short | 
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            | Some FM spots | 
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            | They're free on TV | 
             | 
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            | Unpaid TV ads: abbr. | 
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            | The FCC doesn't require stations to show them | 
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            | Free TV commercials, for short | 
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            | Spots dedicated for recycling, maybe, for short | 
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            | Anti-DUI spots | 
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