Geeking-Out November 11, 2022

The Power of PSAs

Curated by Vicki Stockbridge

Public Service Announcements, or PSAs, are short messages on radio, television, and/or social media that are disseminated for free in order to raise awareness of, and change public attitudes and behaviors toward a social issue.

PSAs have been around since the Advertising Council was formed as the United States was entering World War II.

The impact of these types of announcements is amazing and here are a couple of learning opportunities for Sacramento County Youth to create and share.

Sacramento County Youth Learning PSA 2023 Contest Opportunities

For more information on What is a PSD? check out this “wonder of the day” article.

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