TELEVISION SELF-REGULATION - ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND THE NETWORKCENSORS

The work of the network television censors in administering self-regul ation through subjective program content standards is built upon a com plex web of organizational processes. The censors' use of both collabo ration 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 sel f-regulation for media organizations that must maintain relationships with diverse constituencies.