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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION Friday, November18, 1994 GOP MaySlow Regulation of Violent TV By Ellen Edwards THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON — Congressional fervor to late violence on television may fade a bit withreguthe Republican takeover on the Hill, but industry officials fear there could be a new interest in regulating language and sexualcontent in programming. “The “V-chip’ may be history,” one industry sourcesaid this week, “but now you may see the ‘Schip.’ ” The V-chipis the technology, championed by Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., in his soon-to-be-formerroleas headof the House subcommittee ontelecommunications, that would allow viewers to block programs rated violent from theirtelevision sets. And while Markey’s probable successor to lead that committee, Rep. Jack Fields, R-Texas,is regarded by the industry as unlikely to push that technol- ogy, healso is believed to be open to the idea of broader content regulation. Fields was a cosponsor of the initial V-chip measure, but one Hill observer says he was “not an enthusiastic Proponent of moving legislatively late in the session.” Still, television violence has been a bipartisan issue, and thatis unlikely to change.In fact, many in the industry think the usually anti-regulatory Republicans may find this is one area where they can makean exception. “Theissue certainly isn’t dead,” says one industry executive. ‘We think we'll see morerelief on [station] ownership rules, less pressure on children’s television and maybe additionalpressure on content. When[Republicans] talk about violence, they talk aboutsex. ‘Why can’t wegetthatfilth off TV?’ They don’t distinguish between the two.” “We'recertainly not off the hook,” says another, AQ was moving toward legislation that would have charged the FCC with defining what constitutes excessive violence and withrestricting the hours when such programmingcouldbeaired It is in Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., probable lead- er of the Senate communications subcommittee and a strict believer in the First Amendment, that the industry sees its mostlikely ally in warding off content regulation. Somebelieve Packwoodwill be the successor to Sen. Paul Simon, D-II, the most outspoken congres- sional advocate of industry self-regulation, who earlier this week announcedhe would notseekre-election in 1996. In any case, the V-chip could comeinto force without Congress doinga thing. The Electronics Industries Association, composed of the manufacturersof television sets, is conducting a mail ballot on whether to adopt a standard for such a technology. Results are expected by early next month. adding heexpects “the ways and meansofthe debate may change.” With an entirely new powerstructure on the Hill, broadcasters and cable executives — a major lobby- STRETCH TECH PANTS FROM ALLISON DALEY’ DILLARD’S EXCLUSIVE! ing force — are scrambling to see just who their friendsreally are. In addition to Fields on the House side, Rep. Thomas Bliley, R-Va., is expected to become leader of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees telecommunications. In hearings, he has expressed concerns about program content that extend beyondviolence. Andonthe Senateside thereis Larry Pressler, RS.D, the likely head of the Commerce Committee, whois considered somewhatof an unknown onthis subject. The Commerce Committee under Sen. Ernest Hollings, D-S.C., held a watershed hearing on television violence with Atty. Gen. Janet Reno and Just In Time For The Holidays 4.0% ove PICTURES, LAMPS AND ACCESSORIES. Discover highly wearable pants that are easyto live with and easy to care for. The secretis in the Stretch Techpolyesterfabric. Its comfortable.It's good-looking. Andit has incredible shape retention — comein andstretchit, andsee for yourself. Available in black, navy, taupe, purple, emerald, jade and many other fashion colors. 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