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Neff, Maryl L. – 1994
This paper argues that the Children's Television Act of 1990 (CTA) required television broadcasters to air educational and informational children's programming, but Federal Communications Commission (FCC) policy did little to clarify the definition of "educational and informational." The paper first examines the historical…
Descriptors: Childrens Television, Definitions, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation