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"Censorship in Television and Radio." 1. Web.17 Apr 2009. .
 * The biggest fine ever given from the FCC to a television channel was 555,000 dollars
 * The biggest fine was given to CBS for the Janet Jackson mishap
 * This situation probably reeped the biggest consequence
 * This caused a lot more sensorship on television
 * Approximatly 140 million people were watching the half time show when this happened
 * Something the rose big time was broadcasting indeciancy fines
 * The US senate passed a law that allows them to fine as much as 275,000 per scandal with a maximum of three million a day
 * Many Shows were put on delays
 * Mtv delays the VMA's
 * CBS used a five minute delay on there grammys along with the academy awards on ABC
 * Two groups that are for censorship are American Family Association and the National Viewers and Listeners' Association
 * These two groups are nervous that the young people of america will mimic what they watch on tv
 * Many against censorship argue the right of the first ammendment
 * Congress is also trying to pass a bill on people who purposly violate the rules and regulations
 * Many shows are also editing out any nude scenes in television shows because they broadcast before ten PM

Worringham and Buxton, Richard and Rodney. "Censorship." 1. Web.19 Apr 2009. .
 * Alot of censorship depends on the audience, which has changed through out time
 * Different groups of audiences are "udifferentiated mass" and/or "demographically desirable categories"
 * Two things that are censored alot depending on time period have bee Sexual and religous themes or topics
 * Networks make assumptions about there audience so they can decide what to censor at that time
 * In the 1970's the people who would make decisions on who is viewing the show, now made assumptions of viewers for every individual show
 * They based these assumptions on ethnicity, age, education, and economic background
 * Now things started to become less censored and more accepted
 * A show called All in the Family broke the long chain of censored tv
 * This show explored different sexual prefrences and relationships
 * Also becoming more common was the use of proffain language
 * During this time period the AFA argued the more constant sexual situations shown
 * All of the disagreements on what is appropriate made it hard to make a decision on what should be allowed to be shown on tv that the average family would accept
 * In the 1980's and 1990's more violence, harsher language and partial nudity was allowed
 * All the lessening of restrictions helped to reel in a new and bigger audience for adult shows
 * Most Americans don't want censorship and want to excercise their right to the first ammendment
 * The cutting of scenes is more common in developing countries
 * Four types of government linked to censorship are- Authoritarian, Paternalistic, Pluralistic and Permissive
 * FCC= the Federal Communications Commision
 * The FCC makes rules that control media monopolies and make sure television stations dont show anything the audience wouldn't approve of
 * MPAA came out with something so the audience can self regulation
 * Examples of this are G- All Audiences, PG- Parental Guidance, then you have R, X, NC17- Adult
 * MPAA= Motion Picture Association of America

Ho, David. "That's Idecent! (or is it?)." 2006 7. Web.20 Apr 2009. .
 * The show "with out a trace" was fined $3.3 Million for showing a teenage orgy
 * The FCC mainly judges waht should be on public radio and tv
 * Many people want it both ways- No innapropriate tv but no government censorship
 * In the 1930's the things that were censored were incedent, obscene or profane language
 * They later banned things considered offensive like sex, bodily functions and sex until later at night- this has stuck
 * Lately the television networks have been including a more racey and obscene viewing expierence
 * The FCC has trouble knowing where to draw the line between the allowance of obscene television and our first ammendment
 * There is a Parents Television Council that review tapes of shows making not of dialogue and content for parents ratings
 * Complaints to the FCC have sky rocket from a mere 346 in 2001 to a high of 4.1 million in 2004
 * Many people feel the cautious parents of growing children should censor there child and not ruin others viewing experience
 * Another group for censorship is the Progress and Freedom Foundation
 * In 2003 before the F-word was considered finable, the singer Bono said it on tv soon after this they decided the word to be innapropriate in most cases
 * One idea thought of was to have everyone just choose and order the specific channels they want
 * The reason you cant just order channels you want is because the cable providers say it woulfn't be good for buisness
 * The three biggest things being debated for censorship are violence, sex and lanuguage
 * The consideration of making a law to heighten the FCC's power has been discused- no decision made
 * The death penalty in television censorship is the yanking of station licenses
 * They never take away your station licenses just for indecency violations
 * Many think that the FCC's decisions are based alot on pressure dealing with politics
 * There are 4 Commisioners in the FCC
 * Certain shows considered indecent or possibly crossing the line are- Nip Tuck, Stacked, Family Guy, and NCIS
 * Kyle McSlarrow is the President of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association
 * Mcslarrow believes the censorship debate is slowly fading

American Civil Liberties Union, "Government Regulation of Media Violence Is Unconstitutional Censorship." Web.21 Apr 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/retrieve.do?subjectParam=Locale%2528en%252CUS%252C%2529%253AFQE%253D%2528SU%252CNone%252C21%2529Television%2BCensorship%2524&contentSet=GSRC&sort=Relevance&tabID=T001&sgCurrentPosition=0&subjectAction=DISPLAY_SUBJECTS&prodId=IPS&searchId=R1¤tPosition=1&userGroupName=fred14595&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&sgHitCountType=None&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2CUS%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28KE%2CNone%2C21%29Television+Censorship%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28AC%2CNone%2C8%29fulltext%24&inPS=true&searchType=BasicSearchForm&displaySubject=&docId=EJ3010153218&docType=GSRC>.
 * Many times Studies of science are used by politicians to support there conservative on censeoring violence
 * Although violence on television has never actually been proven to cause the average person to be violent
 * Certain studies have showed an increase in agression but only temporarly
 * These studies were done on children after seeing a violent program
 * Many Politicians are considered Conservatives meaning they are for censorship
 * To back up people against censorship you can look at the low crime rate in japan, although they have violent tv shows
 * Some believe shows with violence help the viewer to get rid of any aggresion or feeling of anger
 * The first amendment not only stands up for your rights of television but your rights of music, comics, and books, etc.
 * When deciding the line of freedom of expression the court must not have and bias oppinions
 * Many blame the media for violence on tv
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Miracle Worker, The Untouchables- at one point in time these were all victims of accusations of too much violence in tv
 * The idea that Parenting your child and monitoring what they watch rather then censorship is becoming ever more popular
 * Others that enjoy shows that may be considered inappropriate, believe the decision on what you watch should be made by you in the privacy of your own home
 * Some argue that censoring tv is considered unconstitutional
 * It has been said censorship should only be used when it is putting someone in the public in harms way
 * This battle has been going on for years and probably years to come
 * Before Tv censorship you had censorship of things like the radio and books
 * Some people say they would choose other shows but feel bombarded with the same genre of shows on every channel for example Murders/Investagatory work
 * Alot of censorship and how it does and doesn't effect you is all your point of view
 * There is no right or wrong way when it comes to censorship