PTC in the News

Nudity on Broadcast TV

Is There an Epidemic of Nudity on Primetime TV?


May 29, 2013

PTC President Tim  Winter: "If .... the FCC’s proposal to essentially stop enforcing the broadcast indecency law goes into effect, then it’s certain that the networks will continue to push the limits of decency even further." -
Time  (Link to story)


Other Headlines

NUDITY STUDY

6/11/2013 - Time.com: Is There an Epidemic of Nudity on Primetime TV?

6/11/2013 - Business Insider: TV Nudity Is Increasingly Being Rated Acceptable For Kids

6/11/2013 - OneNewsNow : Study: TV rating suggests ‘blurred’ nudity suitable for kids

FCC Proposal

6/11/2013 - FoxNews: FCC Proposes Plan to Relax Television Indecency Standards

5/21/2013 - FoxNews: FCC proposing to allow more sex and profanity during kids’ television viewing hours

5/4/2013 - Tulsa World News: FCC needs to find clarity on FCC Rules

4 EverY girl

6/13/2013 - Orange County Register: Ugly side of child beauty pageants

6/11/2013 - The Channel Mom Show: Making Young Girls Sexy?

profanity

5/14/2013 - The Patriots News: America's potty mouth is flushing our dignity down the drain: Anne Reeves

Violence and the Media 

5/13/2013 - U-T San Diego News: PTC President Tim Winter and Dr. Andrew Doan on Violence in the Media & Video Games

5/13/2013 - Deseret News : Broadcast TV still shows excessive gun violence

3/4/2013 - Breitbart TV :  Even after the Newtown tragedy, PTC Study shows TV violence continues at high levels
  (Read Press Release)

2/15/2013 - LA Times: Networks have "standards" to regulate violence on their networks. WELL...NOT REALLY.

1/24/2013 - Politico: Entertainment industry has blood on its hands

12/21/2012 - Fox News: PTC Director of Public Policy stresses the "need to have real discussions about what the media does to our kids

CABLE CHOICE

5/21/2013 - LA Times: Consumers need choice: PTC Slams Ke$ha Drinking Urine on MTV

Oscars Fiasco

3/4/2013 - The Blaze: PTC President Tim Winter: MacFarlane’s Hosting Performance at the Oscars Should Not Be a Surprise

Misrated Programs

12/14/2012 - The Clicker on MSNBC: PTC President slams 'Walking Dead' for 'brutally intense gore,' 'inaccurate' rating

ABC’s GCB

3/7/2012 - Washington Times: HENSON: Media misogyny double standard has long history

Ratings

3/28/2012 – Los Angeles Times– ‘Bully’ Deserved an R  

6/11/2012 – Reuters - TV networks pledge parent guidance to shows on Web

Indecency

2/6/2012 - CNN - Middle finger 'malfunction' mars Super Bowl halftime show 

2/13/2012 – Deadline Hollywood - PTC Targets MTV’s ‘I Want My Pants Back’ Over Racy Content

2/14/2012 - ABC News - Parent Advocacy Group Decries MTV’s New ‘Sex Soaked’ Show

1/8/2012 – Washington Post - Supreme Court case tests FCC’s power to police TV indecency

1/6/2012 –CNN 'F-bomb' case reaches Supreme Court

Sexualization

5/26/2012 - Deseret News - Combating the negative impacts of reality TV on girls' sense of self

3/9/2012 – Fox News - 'Dance Moms' 'nude' dance routine episode playground for pedophiles, experts say

Profanity

1/23/2012 - Today Show - Kids and Cursing

General

10/13/2011 - Toronto.com - Did Parents Television Council kill The Playboy Club?