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Mass Media | Television Ratings Will Not Protect Children From Violence
It’s always heartwarming to watch show-business executives, professional child advocates, Congressmen and even the President fret over the television habits of America’s youth. But after listening to the great and heated debate over the TV ratings that Jack Valenti will hand down with fanfare worthy of Moses and the Ten Commandments, it’s clear that the nation’s parents need more protection from fatuous reformers than their kids do from Baywatch.
The gist of the debate is as simplistic as it is beside the point. Mr. Valenti, the Hollywood lobbyist masterminding the...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Internet Pornography Should Be Regulated
- Internet Pornography Should Not Be Regulated
- Libraries Should Not Regulate Internet Access
- Libraries Should Regulate Internet Access
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will Not violate Free Speech
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will violate Free Speech
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Chapter 5
- Chapter 5 Preface
- The V-Chip Will Protect Children From Television Violence
- The V-Chip Will Not Protect Children From Television Violence
- Television Ratings Will Protect Children From Violence
- Television Ratings Will Not Protect Children From Violence
- Requiring More Hours Of EducatIonal Television Will Benefit Children
- Requiring More Hours Of Educational Television Will Not Benefit Children
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
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