4/16/2007
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Entertainment industry leaders, local officials to descend on Indy for national summit on violent media
INDIANAPOLIS – Tomorrow, Mayor Bart Peterson, in his role as President of the National League of Cities, will host local community leaders from across the country, entertainment industry representatives, and academic experts as part of a national summit focused on the impacts of violent media.
The full-day event comes on the heels of a Federal Trade Commission report to Congress detailing that minors continue to have access to restricted violent media.
The summit will offer a rare opportunity for key leaders to build consensus aimed at raising public and parental awareness and involvement around the issue of media violence and its negative impacts on youth. The event will be moderated by Terence Smith, former correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer; it will also be webcast live on www.ncntv.org/events/070417/.
When: Tomorrow – Tuesday, April 17
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (See below for noon media availability)**
Where: Indianapolis Marriott Downtown, 350 W. Maryland St.
**Media Availability - Noon, Indiana Ballroom
- NLC President Bart Peterson, Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana
- Patricia Vance, President, Entertainment Software Rating Board
- Dr. Ellen Wartella, Professor of Psychology, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California-Riverside
- Robert Wehling, Chairman of the Board, Common Sense Media and Founder, Family Friendly Programming Forum
Program Highlights:
8:45 – 10:00 a.m.: Media Trends and Media Violence, Robert Wehling, Chairman of the Board, Common Sense Media and Founder, Family Friendly Programming Forum
Panelists:
- Mayor Otis Johnson, Savannah, Georgia
- Sergeant Timothy Knight, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department “O.K.” Program
- Jeff McIntyre, Legislative and Federal Affairs Officer, American Psychological Association
- Robby Saldaña, youth member, NLC Council on Youth, Education, and Families, Grand Rapids, Mich.
- Andrew Warshauer, youth member, Mayor’s Youth Council, Indianapolis, Ind.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.: Research Findings on Media Violence and its Impact on Children, Dr. Ellen Wartella, Professor of Psychology, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California-Riverside
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Media/Entertainment Industry Efforts to Respond to Media Violence
Panelists:
- Patricia Vance, President, Entertainment Software Rating Board
- Crossan Andersen, President, Entertainment Merchants Association
- Cindi Tripodi, Executive Director, Pause, Parent, Play and former Vice President of Congressional Affairs for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.: Public Policy Responses to Media Violence, Gloria Tristani, Former Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.: Interactive Roundtable on Possible Strategies for Raising Public Awareness and Engaging Parents
Panelists:
- Kimberly Barnes O’Connor, Deputy Executive Director, National PTA
- William Isler, President, Family Communications, Inc. and Executive Director, Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media
- Mayor Bart Peterson, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Robert Wehling, Chairman of the Board, Common Sense Media and Founder, Family Friendly Programming Forum
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