Television networks use a voluntary rating system to warn viewers about the content of programs, but is anyone monitoring violence in commercials? Networks self-regulate commercial content, following their own standards and practices, but how are those guidelines established and monitored? Ted Chen and his guests discuss this practice of self-regulation, the differences in what's allowed to be shown, or heard, in commercials for broadcast, cable, internet, and in movie theatres, and what role the first amendment plays. Media law expert David Kohler, NBC attorney Don Zachary, and Melissa Caldwell of the Parents Television Council weigh in.
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