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| | PTC Study Shows Sex, Violence, and Foul Language Increased 52% on Reality TV Genre Since 2000 |
 | | During our study period of 114.5 hours of reality television, there was an alarming 1,135 instances of foul language, 492 instances of sex, and 30 instances of violence for a total of 1,657 instances of offensive content. |
 | | The Parents Television Council was founded in 1995 to ensure that children are not constantly assaulted by sex, violence and profanity on television and in other media. |
 | | This national grassroots organization has nearly one million members across the United States, and works with television producers, broadcasters, networks and sponsors in an effort to stem the flow of harmful and negative messages targeted to children. |
| www.parentstv.org /PTC/publications/release/2004/0628.asp (568 words) |
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