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FCC Parental Controls NOI posted in the Federal Register |
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Let the commenting begin!!В Comments are due by January 25 and then follow-up comments due on Feb 22.В My sense of this NOI is that it has the real questions that the FCC Chairman wants answered.В There seems to be a strong focus on trying to get data, not opinions.В I will have much more to add after the Thanksgiving break.В Have a wonderful holiday everyone!
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Gates Foundation Working with Viacom on Education. Maybe Smoking Could be Next? |
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The Gates Foundation has a created a partnership with Viacom, titled Get Schooled, that involves consultation between Gates Foundation experts and executives at all Viacom networks that make programming decisions. Their goal is to weave education-theme story lines into existing shows or to create new shows centered on education.
Here at the Coalition we applaud this kind of partnership between the entertainment industry and the non-profit/philanthropic community.В And we offer another suggestion.В Given the concern over teen smoking, wouldn't it make sense for the TV ratings to also contain information about smoking content?В This would be incredibly easy to do now that DTV allows for the updating of ratings systems. |
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Welcoming Mr. Waldman to Washington |
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Thursday, 29 October 2009 08:24 |
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the appointment of Steven Waldman, Co-Founder, President, and Editor-in-Chief of Beliefnet.com, to lead an agency-wide initiative to assess the state of media in these challenging economic times and make recommendations designed to ensure a vibrant media landscape.
The Coalition welcomes Mr. Waldman and offers one simple piece of advice.В To paraphrase FCC commissioner Baker - the status quo for proteching children in the current media environment is not an option.В Parents are simply overwhelmed.В We have to identify easy-to-use solutions that use better tools.В There is much more to be said.В But, hey, it your first day on the job!
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National Institute on Media and the Family to Close |
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This is sad news.В NIMF was best known for its annual Video Game Report Card.В But it did much more in the way of educating parents and even whole school systems.В В We are heartened to hear from NIMF president David Walsh that "the work is far from finished and I look forward to transitioning the Institute's programs to worthy organizations that I am confident will continue to educate parents and caregivers on our rapidly changing digital culture."В The release from NIMF can be found here.
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FCC Announces NOI proceeding |
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 14:58 |
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The FCC released its latest NOI designed to identify solutions for protecthing Children in a Digital World.В The focus of the new leadership at the FCC seems to be on DATA -- and this NOI asks for it in spades.В It will be interesting to see how much data the commenters are able to produce.В One question that is not at all clear is when the comments are due.В The NOI says that the comments are due 60 days from the time the NOI is published in the Federal Register.В But when will that be?В We will keep an eye on that for you.В NOI document is attached to this post.В Happy Reading!
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