Shows
NC Family's Family Policy MattersFighting Child Sexualization in MediaThis week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes back Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council. Winter shares about the troubling rise we are seeing in child sexualization on television and through internet streaming services, especially Netflix.
2020-11-0215 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWatching Out For Unhealthy Effects of TV and Movies (Part 2)This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is excited to bring you Part 2 of a two-part show with Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Council. NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs continues her conversation with Winter about how the media industry targets children and teens, and how even what parents watch on TV and click online will influence what is produced in the future for themselves and their children.
2019-05-2015 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersA Good Diet of Healthy Entertainment (Part 1)This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family is excited to bring you Part One of a two-part show with Tim Winter, President of the Parents Television Council. NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs speaks with Winter about how the media industry targets children and teens, and how the wide array of ratings systems in media today makes it difficult for parents to know what is and is not appropriate for their children. Winter also provides some tools for parents to use in navigating this complex age of media.
2019-05-1315 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersRating System Protecting TV Industry, Not ChildrenNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about a new PTC report that analyzes the TV Content Ratings System and reveals that the current system is inadequate to protect children against the increasing amount of sexual, violent and profane content on television.
2016-04-2815 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersWhat Happened To The Muppets And What Parents Can Do About ItThis week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about ABC's new television show, The Muppets, and why the PTC is warning parents that this is not a show for children.
2015-11-0515 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersFCC And Broadcast DecencyNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about the Federal Communication Commission's enforcement of the broadcast decency law and why it matters to families.
2015-04-0915 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersThe Dangers Of "Family" Broadcast TV ShowsNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about the PTC's new study, which found that 99 percent of the most popular so-called "family friendly" shows on broadcast television contain profane and explicit content not appropriate for children and families.
2014-12-2715 minNC Family's Family Policy MattersTime To Fix The TV Rating SystemNC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council, about the problems with the current television rating system, and the PTC's new campaign aimed at changing that system to ensure that it accurately reflects the content of broadcast television programs.
2014-04-1215 min