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Professor Geoffrey Cowan moderated a panel discussion about regulating media for children. A video was shown illustrating the violence and sexual content of the media. A video clip also was …

Douglas Lowenstein was interviewed about ratings systems of the video game industry, recent Congressional hearings on violence, and intellectual property protection. The Communicators i…

This hearing contains video game scenes depicting violent behavior. Witnesses testified about the pros and cons of violent video games. Topics included child development and brain resear…

In the morning session of a day-long forum, representatives from a variety of interests including the cable industry, broadcasters, government agencies, television ratings services, and spec…

Witnesses testified about industry efforts to reduce children’s exposure to violence. Topics included warning labels and rating systems, violence in advertising, and methods of self-regulati…

Government officials and industry experts testified about the recent Federal Trade Commission report on marketing violent entertainment to children. The report criticized the entertainment i…

The National Institute on Media and the Family hosted a discussion on video game violence. Participants including Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Connecticut) talked to reporters about new video g…

Witnesses testified about the depiction of violence in the media and how it affects children. Senators Hatch and Lieberman testified about their plans to offer legislation directing the Fede…