Led by Morality in Media, 70 organizations sent a letter to U.S. Senators urging them to oppose the nomination of Tom Wheeler to be FCC chairman if he will not agree to enforce the commission's rules against indecency.
Groups Denounce Wheeler Nom Over Decency
Seventy organizations, led by Morality in Media, signed a letter to U. S. Senators asking them to oppose President Obama’s nominee to chair the FCC unless he commits to enforcing decency laws. The letter was hand-delivered to Senate offices today.
The groups said in a statement: “Tom Wheeler was nominated to chair the FCC and is up for confirmation by the Senate. He was given the opportunity to state his position on decency enforcement during his nomination hearing but instead sidestepped the issue. The FCC is the guardian of decency on broadcast TV and radio and it is time for them to enforce the law.”
Patrick A. Trueman, president of Morality in Media, added: “One of the most important duties the FCC Chair has is to enforce decency standards on network TV and radio. If Wheeler shirks his responsibility, no one else will enforce the law. It is up to the Senate to make sure that the next leader of the FCC enforce the laws passed by Congress and supported by the American people.”
Morality in Media added: “During the four years of the previous FCC chairman, Julius Genachowski, not one decency enforcement action was started against any TV show, despite more than a million citizen complaints.”
Comments (4)
diane breen says:
July 9, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Maybe that’s because it isn’t a million citizen complaints, rather the same complaint sent in a million times electronically.
spike spike says:
July 9, 2013 at 9:45 pm
Oh, doubting doubter, it was said of Vivaldi that he wrote the same piece a million times. Sir, there are millions of television and radio viewers/listeners who do not like the miserable, lewd, immature tripe on the public airwaves. If you do like sordid dialogue and situations, there must be something crucial missing from your character that I “doubt” your parents would approve of as I imagine they wanted to raise a decent-minded off-spring. Just a thought, especially if you are a father!
Ellen Samrock says:
July 10, 2013 at 3:05 am
Joe, Joe, Joe. You aim your guns at broadcast television when you and I know that the worst, most offensive content is on cable and satellite. If I were a parent, I wouldn’t let cable into my home. So, why is broadcast TV held to a different standard then other MVPDs? Because it’s low-hanging fruit. You can yell and scream your head off about cable but to who? Who’s going to listen and, more importantly to you, has the power to act on your complaint? Broadcasters, on the other hand, have mandated guidelines from the FCC as to what is acceptable and unacceptable content that they must adhere to closely. But since the Joe Pinner’s of the world can’t touch cable or satellite they feel they have no choice but to vent their pent up frustration at broadcast TV knowing the FCC will give, at least, a tacit listen to their whining and possibly do “something.” I suggest you turn off the TV, curl up with a good book or play solitaire and forget about it.
Anthony Adornato says:
July 10, 2013 at 1:53 am
I cited to this story here:
Full Frontal Nudity Coming to a Public Library Near You; Why I Oppose Tom Wheeler, President Obama’s Nominee to Chair the Federal Communications Commission
http://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2013/07/FullFrontalNudityInLibraries.html