Read a 2004 poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation that looks at how parents feel about media content and ratings systems.

Read a Feb. 5, 2004, article that talks about how shock is used as a marketing tool.

Read a Sept. 23, 2004, New York Times article on the fines the FCC issued against CBS.

Read a Nov. 15, 2004, Christian Science Monitor article on how past elections have influenced the culture wars.

Read a Dec. 4, 2004, ABC News article that asked whether the FCC’s crackdown on TV standards was a result of the views of the majority of Americans or just a vocal minority.

The National Coalition Against Censorship fights censorship in many places, including television. Joan Bertin is executive director.

From 1978 to 2012, Andrew Jay Schwartzman was senior vice president and policy director of the Media Access Project, a nonprofit, public-interest law firm that represented listeners’ and speakers’ interests before the FCC.  He is an attorney and consultant who specializes in media and telecommunications policy. He is now an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University. […]

James Steyer is the founder of Common Sense Media, a politically neutral San Francisco-based group that offers information to help parents make good choices for their families. Media contacts are Amber Whiteside and Crista Sumanik.

The American Family Association, based in Mississippi, promotes conservative Christian values, including traditional marriage. It fights against pornography. Media contact is Cindy Roberts.