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The PTC’s website,
www.parentstv.org, is an up-to-the-minute resource for all
things related to the PTC. One of the most valuable tools the
website offers for families is the PTC’s
Family Guide to Prime-Time Television™.
The
Family Guide
helps parents make informed decisions about their children’s TV
viewing. The easy-to-read “traffic light” ratings system (red,
yellow and green) signals a show’s suitability for youngsters based
on profanity, violence, sexual situations and overall content.
The PTC’s
Education Center arms parents and educators with the latest research
and scientific data on media’s impact on children. The PTC’s Take
Action Center empowers citizens to fi le complaints with the FCC, to
register their concerns with advertisers, and to make their voices
heard with their representatives in Congress.
The website also offers a guide to the television,
movie and video-game ratings systems; family-friendly
Weekly Viewing Picks;
information on current PTC campaigns; and guidance on joining or
starting a grassroots PTC chapter. The PTC’s weekly columns help
parents make informed viewing decisions for their families. And our
Cable Choice website,
www.HowCableShouldBe.com,
allows consumers to see for themselves just how much they are paying
for the cable networks they don’t want or don’t watch.
The PTC Weekly Wrap is the PTC’s e-mail
newsletter. Featuring news stories about the latest in offensive or
dangerous TV programming, opportunities for activism and reviews of
the latest G and PG-rated movies, the
Wrap
keeps PTC members in the loop on media matters of concern to
parents and
families.
In cases of alarming programming requiring immediate
action, PTC E-Alerts mobilize PTC members, urging them to
communicate their concerns directly to the networks and program
sponsors. More than 200,000 people subscribe to the
PTC’s E-Alerts
and take action on a regular
basis through the information they receive in these weekly e-mails.
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