| The Parents Television Council (PTC) has
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| | raise funds for the Media Research
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| been a watchdog of family values on
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| | Center, PTC's mother company, and the
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| television since it was founded in 1995
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| | PTC. The lawsuit was settled out-of-court
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| by longtime political activist L. Brent
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| | for $3.5 million in July of 2002. The WWE
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| Bozell III. It is a US-based nonprofit
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| | also parodied the PTC on their show.
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| organization which aims to "restore
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| | In 2004, PTC became firmly entrenched in
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| television to its roots as an independent
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| | the public eye for its activist role
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| and socially responsible entertainment
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| | regarding complaints to the Federal
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| medium". The group's stance if officially
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| | Communications Commission (FCC) about the
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| nonpartisan in nature, but it is known
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| | Janet Jackson Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime
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| for taking a conservative stand on
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| | show controversy. During this show, one
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| sensitive matters. It has embarked on a
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| | of Jackson's breasts, covered only by a
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| number of highly-visible undertakings,
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| | nipple-shield, was momentarily displayed
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| including cable choice for
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| | on network television. FCC chairman
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| family-friendly networks, exposing
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| | Michael Powell later revealed that the
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| advertisers that advertise on
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| | number of indecency complaints to the FCC
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| objectionable programming and calling
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| | had risen from 350 in the years 2000 and
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| attention to the disrespect of religion
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| | 2001, to 14,000 in 2002 and 240,000 in
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| on television.
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| | 2003. He said further that 20% of
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| The PTC is mainly involved in the
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| | complaints lodged with the FCC in 2003
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| evaluation and rating of TV programs as
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| | were filed by or through the PTC. Not
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| well as in educating media as to what
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| | counting Janet Jackson-related
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| constitutes acceptable and unacceptable
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| | complaints, 99.8% pf all complaints were
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| television fare as well as in organizing
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| | made by or through PTC. One backlash from
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| national advocacy efforts, when
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| | the prominence of these revelations is a
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| necessary.
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| | growing concern in some sectors that a
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| Since its inception and because of the
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| | single-issue activist group is exerting
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| significant role it portrays on
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| | undue influence on the process of media
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| television, the PTC has been involved in
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| | regulation in the US.
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| a number of controversies through the
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| | In 2005, PTC and other media watchdog
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| years, including the following:
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| | groups criticized the Carl's Jr.
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| In November 2000, the World Wrestling
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| | commercial showing reality TV star Paris
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| Federation (now the World Wrestling
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| | Hilton in a provocative swimsuit soaping
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| Entertainment) sued PTC for false claims,
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| | up a Bentley automobile and crawling all
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| libel, slander, and other charges
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| | over it before taking a big bite out of
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| relating to a campaign which was used to
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| | the burger.
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