NLC Says FCC Media Violence Report on Target with Call for Increased Parental Controls
U.S. Newswire, April, 2007
To: ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS
Contact: Sherry Conway Appel, 1-202-626-3003, or Laura Sweeney, 1-202-626-3051, both of National League of Cities
WASHINGTON, April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement by Bart Peterson, president of the National League of Cities and mayor of Indianapolis, Ind.:
"The report just issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinforces the importance of protecting our young people from exposure to the type of violence prevalent in most media today - from video games that engage children as active participants in the mayhem to the equally disturbing images of violent acts that come to young viewers through television, films, and the Internet.
"I am deeply troubled by the culture of violence that pervades all forms of...
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