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<text id=93TT1174>
<title>
Mar. 15, 1993: Blackboard Jumble
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<history>
TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Mar. 15, 1993 In the Name of God
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<article>
<source>Time Magazine</source>
<hdr>
THE WEEK, Page 22
SOCIETY
Blackboard Jumble
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<p>The FCC redefines educational TV--Fred Flintstone need not
apply
</p>
<p> Amid the video junk food of children's television are still
such educational entrees as Sesame Street, Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood, G.I. Joe...G.I. JOE? Who would call a weekly
cartoon plug for war toys educational? Your local TV
broadcaster, that's who. A 1990 law forces stations seeking
license renewal to show a commitment to educational
programming, but some have stymied the legislation by solemnly
labeling such frivolous fare as The Flintstones, The Jetsons and
G.I. Joe "educational."
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<p> The Federal Communications Commission may have had enough.
The agency has announced it will "seek comment on whether rules
might be revised to serve the educational needs of children."
But the FCC is already hinting displeasure with current
standards for kidvid, noting "little change in available
programming directed at children's needs" and insisting that
"the primary goal of children's programming should be
educational and informational, with entertainment as a
secondary goal."
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