Message To Reduce TV Violence Becoming Louder, Clearer

By Mark Walsh

WASHINGTON--This time, Congress may really mean business when it talks about reducing television violence.

There is a clear sense on Capitol Hill and among entertainment-industry lobbyists and observers that some version of legislation addressing the issue has a strong chance for passage in the current Congress.

"I think this year is a turning point,'' said George Gerbner, a professor at the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Pennsylvania. "Whether it is for better or...