ED386658 CG026482
Title: S. 1383, Children's Protection from Violent Programming Act
of 1993; S. 973, Television Report Card Act of 1993; and S. 943, Children's
Television Violence Protection Act of 1993. Hearing before the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. United States Senate, One
Hundred Third Congress, First Session.
Author Affiliation: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(BBB15563)
Pages: 138
Publication Date: October 20, 1993
Report No: Senate-Hrg-103-852
ISBN: 0-16-046327-0
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC06 Plus Postage.
Availability: U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,
Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Language: English
Document Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory materials (090)
Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia
Journal Announcement: RIEFEB1996
Government Level: Federal
It is estimated
that the typical American child will watch 8,000 murders and 100,000
acts of violence before finishing elementary school. Concern for
the impact television violence may have on American society prompted
this Senate hearing. As stated by Senator Hollings, the goals of
the hearing were the following: (1) to determine the compelling
State interest; (2) examine the historical record of Congress in
this area; (3) review how the television industry could police itself;
and (4) study the numerous bills which had been introduced. Opening
statements were made by the following U.S. Senators (in order):
Ernest F. Hollings, John C. Danforth, J. James Exon, Conrad Burns,
Byron L. Dorgan, John F. Kerry, Slade Gorton, Kay Bailey Hutchison,
and Larry Pressler. Those presenting testimony were: Catherine Belter,
National Parent Teacher Association; Winston Cox, Showtime Networks
Inc. & National Cable Television Association's Satellite Network
Programmers Committee; Gael Davis, National Council of Negro Women;
Al DeVaney, WPWR-TV Channel 50 & Association of Independent
Television Stations, Inc.; Edward Donnerstein, Department of Communications,
University of California; Paul Dovre, Concordia College; Dave Durenberger,
U.S. Senator from Minnesota; Robert Gould, National Coalition on
Television Violence; Carl Levin, U.S. Senator from Michigan; Mara
Purl, Susan Clark, & Alex Karas; James Quello, Federal Communications
Commission; Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States; Paul
Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois; Joy Stockwell & Dean Stockwell;
Howard Stringer, CBS Broadcast Group; Jack Valenti, Motion Picture
Association of America; George Vradenburg, III, Fox, Inc.; Lindsay
Wagner. Appendices include: Carl Levin, U.S. Senator, letter from,
to U.S. Senator Hollings, dated November 3, 1993; prepared statement
of the American Medical Association; Ed Donnerstein, University
of California, Santa Barbara, letter from, to John Windhausen; prepared
statement of Senator Dorgan; and "H. F. Guggenheim Urges Vigilance
against Media Violence," press release. (JBJ)
Descriptors: *Child Health; Child Rearing; Children; *Childrens
Television; Federal Legislation; Hearings; Legislation; *Mass Media
Effects; Mass Media Role; Mass Media Use; Policy Formation; Programming
(Broadcast); *Television Viewing; *Violence
Identifiers: Congress 103rd
