The Adoption Journal: Broadcast Media Appearances

Adoption Agency Critical of New Disney Movie
WBZ Channel 4 News, April 12, 2007
A Waltham adoption agency is recommending parents not bring adopted children to watch the new Disney movie, "Meet the Robinsons." Vicki Peterson of Wide Horizons For Children is one of many critics who believe the movie is filled with negative adoption messages.

Parents Meet Their Newest Additions At Logan
WBZ TV Boston, February 12, 2007
Vicki Peterson of Wide Horizons for Children comments on a new study suggesting that adoptive parents rate better than biological parents in helping with school and homework, spending money on kids, eating as a family and attending religious services.

New Adoption Rules Spark Controversy
WCVB-TV Boston - Channel 5 ABC, December 20, 2006
WHFC's Executive Director of External Affairs, Vicki Peterson, talks about the new regulations for adopting from China. A Boston-area WHFC family who has adopted two children from China share how they built their family and give their reactions to the new regulations.

China Puts Controversial Adoption Rules in Effect for Foreigners
FOX TV Boston, December 20, 2006
WHFC's Executive Director of External Affairs, Vicki Peterson, comments in this report about the changes China has made to its adoption policy for foreigners that many are calling controversial.

Video: Adoption Bans
FOX News Channel - The Big Story w/ John Gibson, December 20, 2006
WHFC's Executive Director of External Affairs, Vicki Peterson, discusses the new regulations for adopting from China.

International Adoptions: Celebrities vs. Real People
Washington Post, October 26, 2006
Vicki Peterson, executive director of Wide Horizons for Children, was online Thursday, Oct. 26, at 2 p.m. ET to discuss the celebrity adoptions of Madonna and Angelina Jolie vs. those of regular people: the process and the regulations, the controversy over "privilege" and the impact on the families at home and abroad.

Adoption Specialist Vicki Peterson comes in to discuss Madonna and Angelina Jolie's adoptions
KISS 108 FM Radio, Boston, October 26, 2006
Listen to Vicki Peterson's insightful interview with KISS 108 DJ, Matty in the Morning

Inside Madonna's Adoption Controversy
CNN - Larry King Live, October 18, 2006
Tonight, inside Madonna's baby controversy, outcry from human rights groups about celebrity privilege and the legality of adopting a boy from Africa.

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