The NewsHour explains the technology. The NewsHour reports on the impact of television violence. The NewsHour reports on the new telecommunications act. Not surprisingly, the entertainment industry is scrambling to create attractive and suitable destinations for that massive sector of the population. Most web sites for children are in their infancy.
Many online producers come from the worlds of print and television.
When television was first introduced into Americans' lives, expectations were high that it would become a great educational tool. But it did not evolve that way. Instead, parents have complained for years that prime time TV programming has been filled with excessive and gratuitous violence, strong language and sexual content, and shows that glamorize harmful behavior and stereotyping. Creating quality online content will be a challenge. And making money out of it may even be more difficult.