Anderson Cooper: “Bullying – It Stops Here”

On October 9th, Anderson Cooper, CNN, The Cartoon Network, and Time Inc will team up to air a week-long anti-bullying series hosted by Rutgers University.

Cooper, in partnership with University of California sociologist Dr. Robert Faris, will reveal the outcome of a groundbreaking new study on bullying, and discuss the implications of how this complex problem can be stopped.

“Too many kids have died already; too many kids are living in fear. At AC360 we decided to look into the problem by sponsoring an extensive study of bullying in one school to better understand the dynamics “said Cooper “what we learned by focusing on one school was eye opening. The problem of bullying is far more complex than it is often portrayed, and while there are no easy solutions, we’ve learned some things that lead me to believe that with enough attention, we can make life better for kids”

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Anderson Cooper seems like a genuinely good guy.  He often steps outside his role as a journalist in order to make a positive impact where he can. Sincere as he is, he’s also got a job  to do, and isn’t above a little pandering- his bullying town hall meetings will also feature “The Best Mother in the World” Kelly Ripa,  media whore Dr. Phil, and a several politicians out to make easy points by demagogueing an emotionally charged situation.

I like Anderson, and am looking forward to his series.