Sen Clinton's Media Stance

Hillary Clinton’s history as a senator, First Lady and private advocate may reveal some of her policy preferences when it comes to regulating media. Her longest held media positions center around child-related issues. And while her rivals have spoken more often on other issues, Sen. Clinton’s campaign for the presidency has unveiled some of her preferences. Sen. Clinton has spoken out against media consolidation. She is a co-sponsor of Senate legislation that would overturn the FCC’s recent change in media ownership rules and she voted in 2003 to overturn the last FCC proposal to loosen media-ownership rules. Sen. Clinton has spoken repeatedly of her concern that violence in TV programming, video games and movies could be harming kids. She also has sponsored legislation for a federal study examining the impact of violence in media on kids. Sen. Clinton has talked about TV indecency. Usually the conversation centers on the need for more children’s programming on stations and for parents to have more say about what children watch. Rather than suggest any FCC action, Sen. Clinton has said parents should get more control through a better ratings system. Sen. Clinton in the past has been among Democratic senators critical of food marketers’ TV ads, saying they push poor food choices on kids. She also has sponsored legislation to study the relationship of food advertising to increasing childhood obesity.
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