http://www.freepress.net/taxonomy/term/2383 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.freepress.net/node/42145 <p>They hail him as a hero.</p> <p>He is Kevin J. Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and, for proponents of family values, the man who can shield America's living rooms from the coarse and offensive offerings of the cable television industry.</p> <p>With his Harry Potter glasses and polite Southern manner, Martin, 42, a Republican up-and-comer, has become the nation's indecency czar.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/42145">read more</a></p> cable fcc indecency Kevin Martin Parent Television Council Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:32:07 -0700 Stevie Converse 42145 at http://www.freepress.net http://www.freepress.net/node/41844 <p>Direct action has its benefits and its irritation.</p> <p>Paul Porter knows this well. A former programmer for Black Entertainment Television, the infamous BET, he is now a member of Industry Ears, a nonprofit watchdog agency that he co-founded with Lisa Fager in 2004. It is dedicated to cleaning up those aspects of popular culture in which irresponsible material is aimed at children.</p> <p><a href="http://www.freepress.net/node/41844">read more</a></p> BET Black Entertainment Television content Industry Ears Parent Television Council television TV Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:05:01 -0700 Stevie Converse 41844 at http://www.freepress.net