Joseph Lieberman

The issue of media violence, Joseph Lieberman argues in the following viewpoint, is part of a more general concern: The nation’s television, motion picture, and music recording industries are producing products that are disgusting and disturbing to most Americans. Many parents, he maintains, feel helpless trying to instill values in their children in the face of what they view as an onslaught of violence, sex, and crude language from the media. He urges the media industry to take the initiative in addressing the concerns of parents by creating a self-regulatory system that would limit media depictions of violence and other offensive materials. Lieberman is a Democratic senator representing Connecticut.

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