Copyright 2012 TV Watch Tue, 15 May 2012 12:15:35 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss TV Watch :: Writings http://www.televisionwatch.org webmaster@televisionwatch.org (TV Watch) webmaster@televisionwatch.org en-us http://www.televisionwatch.org/189/with-summer-approaching-tv-watch-encourages Tue, 15 May 2012 09:00:00 EST CHARLESTON, SC (May 15, 2012) – Spring is in full bloom and with summer vacation just around the corner children across the country might be ready to trade their pencils for remote controls. With nearly half of parents stating their children consume more http://www.televisionwatch.org/188/new-study-reveals-americans-believe-tv-parental Fri, 6 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST Today the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board delivered key findings of a recent survey conducted on the TV Parental Guidelines to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). More than 90 percent of parents say they are aware of the TV Parental http://www.televisionwatch.org/186/editorial-indecency-and-modern-media Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 EST It's never easy to admit a mistake, but the Supreme Court is being asked today to acknowledge a major blunder it made more than 30 years ago when it gave the green light to the federal government's regulation of "indecency" on broadcast TV. Today's oral http://www.televisionwatch.org/183/tv-watch-launches-let-it-snow-let-it-snow-take Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST CHARLESTON, SC (December 19, 2011) – The holiday season is a joyous time when family and friends gather to celebrate, make memories, and in some cases, watch television. This season, TV Watch is launching a holiday campaign, "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, http://www.televisionwatch.org/182/tv-tools-for-parents-101-back-to-school-means Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST CHARLESTON, SC (September 12, 2011) – As summer break has come to a close, parents all over the country are settling into the new school year, adjusting to new workloads, new teachers and early mornings. While all this change can be a job itself, http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/05/who-will-patrol-your-control Wed, 25 May 2011 14:39:15 EST With summer just around the corner, kids across the country are putting down their pencils, and reaching for the remote controls. The question is, "Who will patrol the control?" TV Watch launched Remote PATROL today. What is it? Watch the video below for http://www.televisionwatch.org/175/tv-watch-launches-remote-patrol Wed, 25 May 2011 09:00:00 EST CHARLESTON, SC (May 25, 2011) – With summer just around the corner, kids across the country are putting down their pencils, and reaching for the remote controls. The question is, "Who will patrol the control?" As they trade school time for TV time, TV http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/05/are-you-paying-for-day-care-of-a-human-remote Thu, 12 May 2011 14:28:00 EST A new study shows day care centers may over expose children to TV watching, TV watching that is outside parent's control. According to US News & World Report, two-thirds of day care centers have TVs, and nearly 60 percent of their operators ignore the http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/05/hand-me-down-tv-not-so-much Tue, 3 May 2011 12:20:00 EST Parenting columnist Melissa Kossler Dutton writes for The Associated Press that, "Hand-me-downs are a rite of passage for many kids, but parents should think twice before passing along an old television set." Why? One reason is that older TVs lack the http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/05/wow-ownership-of-tv-sets-falls-in-us-for Tue, 3 May 2011 12:16:00 EST From Today's New York Times: For the first time in 20 years, the number of homes in the United States with television sets has dropped. The Nielsen Company, which takes TV set ownership into account when it produces ratings, will tell television networks http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/04/supreme-court-to-decide-who-is-in-charge-of-what Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:15:00 EST According to The Associated Press, "The [Obama] administration is seeking the high court's review of appeals court rulings that … threw out the FCC policy, saying it was unconstitutionally vague and left broadcasters uncertain of what programming the http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/04/your-chance-to-weigh-in Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:11:00 EST The question of the day over at the Alpharetta-Milton Patch is, "As a parent, how do you protect your children from inappropriate activity with technology?" Audrey Greenwood, mom of 3, writes, "I use parental controls on our TV … I don't buy into the http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/04/setting-the-record-straight-what-parents-truly Fri, 8 Apr 2011 12:08:00 EST The Parents Television Council (PTC) is at it again trying to present parents with a false choice and make it appear that more government control is the answer. In response to the PTC's latest survey, TV Watch Executive Director called the survey http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/03/an-anti-bullying-resource-for-kids-and-parents Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:07:00 EST An interactive anti-bullying campaign is being launched by the folks at Nickelodeon. The Associated Press reports: Nick, the most-watched TV network among kids ages 2 to 14, will begin an on-air public service campaign Monday featuring some of its stars http://www.televisionwatch.org/blog/2011/03/tv-dwarfs-internet-use-among-children Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:05:00 EST Some interesting stats coming from Mashable's Sarah Kessler today, according to a report released Monday from education non-profit organizations Joan Ganz Cooney Center and Sesame Workshop. "The report, which was assembled using data from seven recent