Content Control: The Race for a TV Ratings System Rages On
The common ground for advocates of a television rating system is splitting apart. While many agree that parents need some standard to govern what their children watch, crafting the solution splinters people into opposing camps. Some say what children watch should be determined by their age, while others argue maturity levels are not determined by age alone, and are pressing for a more detailed scale. And while Jack Valenti and the self-appointed Television Industry Ratings Implementation Group (TIRIG) push for the age-based ratings system, the Center for Media Education is forming its own ratings system that it says isn't tinged with concerns of losing advertising dollars.
