Diane Keaton swears on TV, FCC stammers
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WASHINGTON  - The nation's top TV regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane Keaton used the f-word.
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NEW YORK  - The Federal Communications  Commission has confirmed it received complaints about the  uncensored broadcast of Oscar-winning war movie "Saving Private  Ryan" on ABC-affiliated stations last week.
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A U.S. appeals court on Thursday put  on hold the Federal Communications Commission's ruling that  four television broadcasts of profanity violated decency  standards.
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Ken Burns&#39; documentary  about World War II will come in two flavors, one with curse  words and one without in the hopes that the PBS stations can  avoid government fines for indecency.
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IS IT possible that the Federal Communications Commission is developing a double standard on decency? The commissioners don&#39;t hesitate to slap a fine over Janet Jackson&#39;s breast or Howard Stern&#39;s mouth.
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The Federal Communications  Commission on Tuesday sought to fine 169 Fox television  stations a total of $1.18 million for violating decency  standards when they aired an episode of "Married by America."
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CBS told a federal court  Monday that the government's new "zero tolerance" policy for  indecent broadcasts is threatening to choke off free speech.
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The nation's top TV  regulator said it would be difficult for the Federal  Communications Commission to take action against ABC stations  that aired "Good Morning America" on Tuesday when actress Diane  Keaton used the f-word.
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A U.S. senator on Thursday  introduced legislation that would allow regulators to follow  through on a new rule that says expletives uttered on broadcast  television are a violation of TV decency standards.
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House members are looking to hit broadcasters where it hurts &#151; in the pocketbook &#151; to crack down on racy programming.
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Incidents throw harsh light on a culture fed by talk radio and disrespect for authority.
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Dozens of CBS television affiliates   are balking at network plans to rebroadcast the acclaimed   documentary "9/11" for fear that coarse language by   firefighters in the film may incur stiff new fines for   indecency.
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Critics who bemoan the dumbing down of television news would likely have been enraged by CBS Newsâ use of animated characters to explain superdelegates.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC&#39;s steamy &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot; promotion before &quot;Monday Night Football&quot; and while the agency&#39;s chairman expressed disappointment, it was not clear
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The American screen veteran became irritated during an interview on Wednesday when Kidman was described as &#39;a legend&#39;. &#39;She&#39;s not a legend,&#39; Bacall snapped at an interviewer from Britain&#39;s GMTV.
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The FCC is preparing to  ask Congress for a broad expansion of its authority to regulate  the content of television programming, but it hopes to leave  the thorny issue of defining the parameters of how much  violence is too much to Congress.
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FCC Chairman Michael Powell &quot;showed some discomfort&quot; on Tuesday when a caller on a newsradio show he was appearing on turned out to be Howard Stern.