TELEVISION SELF-REGULATION - ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND THE NETWORK CENSORS

The work of the network television censors in administering self-regulation through subjective program content standards is built upon a complex web of organizational processes. The censors' use of both collaboration and negotiation allows the networks to routinize decisions and control their relationships with producers, viewers, interest groups, and government regulators. As such, the censors provide a model of self-regulation for media organizations that must maintain relationships with diverse constituencies.