Children's Content Regulation and the 'Obesity Epidemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5716299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonie Rutherford (0000-0003-3940-3379, Deakin University), Dean Biron (0009-0002-4810-8523, Deakin University), Helen Skouteris (0000-0001-9959-5750, Deakin University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 140 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-60 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media International Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1329-878X • E-ISSN: 2200-467X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1329878x1114000108 |
| OpenAlex | W108221389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Some 30 years ago, Australia introduced the Children's Television Standards (CTS) with the twin goals of providing children with high-quality local programs and offering some protection from the perceived harms of television. The most recent review of the CTS occurred in the context of a decade of increasing international concern at rising levels of overweight and obesity, especially in very young children. Overlapping regulatory jurisdictions and co-regulatory frameworks complicate the process of addressing pressing issues of child health, while rapid changes to the media ecology have both extended the amount of programming for children and increased the economic challenges for producers. Our article begins with an overview of the conceptual shifts in priorities articulated in the CTS over time. Using the 2007-09 Review of the CTS as a case study, it then examines the role of research and stakeholder discourses in the CTS review process and critiques the effectiveness of existing regulatory regimes, both in providing access to dedicated children's content and in addressing the problem of escalating obesity levels in the population
Business · Childhood obesity · Environmental health · Geography · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Population · Public relations · Publishing · Stakeholder · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Education, Sociology, Communication Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |