2005 Annual Report - Parents Television Council

On Capitol Hill the PTC was a force with which to
be reckoned. Under pressure from PTC members, in
February the U.S. House of Representatives passed the
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act (by a vote of 389-
38) which will increase indecency fines to $500,000.
And the PTC continued to keep pressure on the FCC to
enforce the law prohibiting indecency on
broadcast television.
Violent video games also emerged as
an important issue for the PTC in 2005.
When it was discovered that the makers
of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had
hidden pornographic material in the
game, the PTC’s leadership on the issue
of pornography was sought by news
outlets around the world.
Public outrage led to the passage
of laws in three states – Michigan, Illinois and California
– banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Local
PTC chapters were fully engaged in getting those laws
passed. While judges in those states have issued
injunctions against the laws, the fight is not over and the
issue is still front and center on the PTC’s agenda.
“The Parents Television Council is leading the
fight to protect the innocence of our nation’s
youth,” noted Connie Sellecca in accepting her
new position. “I am
proud of their work
and I look forward to
helping the organization
achieve its
ambitious goals.”
CONNIE SELLECCA,
Actress
“PTC is an important
and desperately needed
voice in the ongoing
struggle for decency in
our popular culture.”
MICHAEL MEDVED
Columnist, Film Critic, and
Radio Talk Show Host
Illinois Governor Blagojevich signed the
“Safe Games Illinois Act” into law among a crowd
of supporters in the Aurora Public Library.
“The Parents Television Council is playing
a leading role in one of the most politically
charged dramas in Washington, the push
to clean up prime time TV… Observers say
the hand of the PTC is among those at
work in the added sensitivity surrounding
this year’s Super Bowl ads and the scrutiny
of the half time show. And if it becomes
something more than a football game, this
is one watchdog ready to bite.”
CNN'S PAULA ZAHN NOW - FEBRUARY 4, 2005
Within minutes of
the PTC’s press
conference on
Capitol Hill, where
President Brent
Bozell released
the PTC’s shocking
findings of the
content on MTV,
the media were
buzzing with
news of the PTC’s
Special Report.
“Almost singlehandedly,
the
PTC has become
a national
clearing house
for, and arbiter
of, decency.”
TIME • MARCH 28, 2005
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