The remaining 3 percent were designated moderate quality. The study did not publish ratings for individual programs. Annenberg intends to repeat its evaluation of children's programming on an annual basis, although next year it will analyze kidvid airing over an entire week, instead of three days, according to Jordan. The Center also will survey parents and kids to get sense of their attitudes about television, and begin looking at what stations designate as educational children's programs in FCC license renewals. Now, a nonpartisan advocacy group.
Commercial broadcasters appear reluctant to begin a discussion of quality in children's programs.
Executives at Fox and CBS did not respond to Current 's request for interviews. However, in recent articles covering the FCC's new standards, producers and network executives have asserted the widely-held conventional wisdom that educational programming doesn't attract audiences. She said that programming that imparts values and motivates children is most effective, but many shows those things aren't considered educational. You have to write up. Charren hopes the FCC's new rules will require stations to air core programming no later than 7 a.m., and to maintain public files that specify the educational goals and target audience for each program.