Constitutional Law. Freedom of Speech. D. C. Circuit Upholds Daytime Ban on Broadcast Indecency. Action for Children's Television v. FCC, 58 F.3d 654 (D. C. Cir. 1995) (En banc), Cert. Denied, 64 U. S. L. W. 25 (U. S. Jan. 9, 1996)

1996 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 864
Keyword(s):  
Constitutional Law ◽  
Freedom Of Speech ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Action For Children's Television

In Reply: Boob Tube Time

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-827
Author(s):  
Deborah N. W. Guttentag
Keyword(s):  
Television Viewing ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Viewing Time ◽  
Conservative Estimate ◽  
Average Child ◽  
Action For Children's Television

The finding of mean television viewing time of 3.5 hours daily for nonhospitalized children was based on the average of 25 viewing hours per week presented by Rubinstein1 referenced in our paper.2 In fact, 3.5 hours of daily viewing may be a conservative estimate according to figures presented in some of our other references3,4 as well as audience viewing surveys reported in Action for Children's Television literature, which suggest the figure may actually be closer to 4.0 hours per day for the average child.

Action for Children's Television: How Pediatricians Can Help the ACT

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 630-631
Author(s):  
Richard I. Feinbloom
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Children's Television ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Reasonable Amount ◽  
Different Ages ◽  
Action For Children's Television ◽  
New System

I should like to call to the attention of the members of the American Academy of Pediatrics the organization Action for Children's Television (ACT) which was founded in 1968 by concerned mothers. ACT's stated purposes are: (1) to persuade TV networks, stations, and advertisers that children are special human beings and not simply miniature consumers; (2) to encourage and support good entertaining programming for children of all ages; (3) to eliminate commercialism from children's programs and to require a reasonable amount of programming each week designed for children of different ages; and (4) to substitute a new system of financial support for children's programs by commercial underwriting and public service funding, in the belief that this system would look toward the benefits to children rather than the profit to the advertisers.

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