NAB’s Advisory Committee on Responsible Programming met Mon. to o...
NAB’s Advisory Committee on Responsible Programming met Mon. to outline ideas on policing the airwaves for indecent content without FCC intervention. The committee was formed in March (CD April 1 p5) and has created 5 subcommittees to handle various…
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issues, an NAB spokesman said. The subcommittees cover the First Amendment, audience communications, improving the V-chip, best practices, and a code of conduct or statement of principles. The overall committee is co-chaired by Gary Chapman of LIN TV and David Kennedy of Susquehanna Radio. Details of the closed-door meeting were scarce. Parents TV Council, Media Access Project and Morality and Media gave presentations, the spokesman said. “I have no hint on what they have in mind on what I said,” said Andrew Schwartzman, pres. of Media Access. The advisory committee is scheduled to meet again Nov. 30 to draft working proposals on responsible programming, the spokesman said.