1、 2022Annual Report Emerging from COVID-19Common Sense is the nations leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information,education,and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.OUR MISSION2 3610121618192022
2、2425Letter From Our FounderResearch:Studying the Impact of Media on Kids Mental and Physical Well-BeingFamilies:Helping Families Find Safe,High-Quality,and Diverse Content Education:Supporting Teachers and Students with Digital Well-Being ToolsAdvocacy:Making the Digital World Safer,Healthier,and Mo
3、re Accessible for All Common Sense in the News2022 Financial HighlightsBoard of DirectorsStaff Leadership and Board of AdvisorsRegional CouncilsOur Distribution PartnersOur SupportersCONTENTSDear Friends,2022 marked two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,and weve begun to see a fuller pi
4、cture of the complex impact it has had on everything from the economy and health care to education and mental health.And when it comes to kids and media,the pandemic also had a significant impact.Our latest Common Sense Census told us:Kids use of media accelerated more in the last two years than it
5、did in the entire four years prior to the pandemic.The number of tweens using social mediabefore theyre old enough to do sois climbing.Teens have mixed feelings about social media and its impact on their lives.Online video is officially the most-used media format for kids age 818.Supporting kids,fam
6、ilies,and educators through this year of transition has required us to respond to these realities.And Im proud to say weve met this challenge head-on.To ensure were keeping up with where kids are finding their content,this year we expanded our ratings and reviews work by looking at new formats like