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Includes full text of the Telecommunications Law. Source: Pub Docs US Congress.
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FCC Telecommunications Act of 1996 The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications business to let any communications business compete in any market against any other. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 has the potential to change the way we work,...Outlines a special approach to helping families deal with TV violence.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/social/tv.htm
PBS Study guide to the Frontline production of "Does TV Kill?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/tvkillguide.html
Media making demands teamwork and creativity, and builds in youth the critical thinking skills that help them navigate modern times.
http://www.iit.edu/~livewire/
The disruptive viewings, of violence and carnage on television, can eventually take a toll on a person and the way they view life someday.
http://wildcat.arizona.edu/~wild...mber/September1,1994/02_2_m.html
Topics: Letter from David Fanning, producer, Educator's Primer, and Classroom Activities. Source: PBS.
http://www2.pbs.org/plweb-cgi/fa...oes,%26TV,%26Kill,%29%3Akeywords
Christian Science Monitor article revealing a new scientific study that says TV can affect violent behavior, even in adults.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0329/p01s05-ussc.html
Children and TV Violence article from ParenthoodWeb.
http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=247
A collection of various articles and research papers about the effects of television violence on youth written by John P. Murray, Kansas State University.
http://www.johnmurray.org/tele.htm