The FCC's not our mommy and daddy

THE FCC'S NOT OUR MOMMY AND DADDY
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Nick Gillespie, Reason Magazine]
[Commentary] The FCC's recent study sent to Congress rests on the demonstrably false idea that violent TV breeds violence in reality, and it also fails to take seriously the vast increase in child-friendly programming and parent-empowering viewing tools. The result is a list of recommendations to Congress that seems comically and absurdly detached from contemporary America. The FCC seems to be wholly unaware that, in recent years, cable TV has become jampacked with channels dedicated to the sort of fare Tate demands. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Disney Kids, Sprout, Noggin and others devote most or all of their hours to kid-friendly culture. At the same time, parents have gained unprecedented control over the tube.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-oe-gillespie2may02,...
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