Studies Reported

The three network presidents reported that they had made studies on the effect of violence in programs aimed at young audiences. Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Schneider said that their networks had hired independent consultants to conduct research Projects and make recommendations for change.

Mr. Schwartz testified that the late Dr. Haim Ginott, author of books on raising children, and Dr. Tom Robischan of the University of California at Los Angeles, were consultants for A.B.C. C.B.S. organized an advisory panel of sociologists, educators, and psychiatrists for its Saturday morning series “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.”

Mr. Goodman referred to an N.B.C. study, but did not mention the hiring of outside consultants.

In his statement Mr. Schwartz said A.B.C. had dropped cartoon programs that depended solely on action without humor and the use of guns, knives and other weapons in these animated shows.

Mr. Schneider said in his statement that the number of acts of violence in all C.B.S. programing declined by about 25 per cent in the 1971–72 season. He did not give details of how many children's programs were involved.

Mr. Goodman offered no details of N.B.C.'s performance. After the hearing, in response to a question, a spokesman for N.C. said the network had moved away from action‐adventure and chase‐program formats to educational‐experience programs. The spokesman said that N.B.C. had reduced the number of animated series in favor of live programs in which costumes are used.