Violence in the Media

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Violence in the Media

Media is all around us. Everywhere we look, there is someone, somewhere trying to communicate his or her thoughts to us. And with the new technologies in media, this message is stronger than ever. Almost every home in America has a television or radio in it. The messages that are portrayed through these mediums are unmistakable; buy me, listen to me, think what I think. With all of these messages spinning around there are bound to be some bad seeds. Violence has become an important issue, something that has become almost part of our daily lives. So often we lose sight of just how serious violent messages in media can affect our daily lives. Violence in the media has become so much more accepted in the past few decades, that no one seems to even take notice to it anymore, it has become almost 'normal' to us as a society. But its effects can be dangerous.

Violence in the News

Some of the most violent television today is the evening news. The news gives the

Public the day?s events. The reason why the news is so violent is because of what goes

on in the world. Between 1993 and today, crime stories are the headlines in the news.

On average since 1993, the evening news reports 7448 crime stories in the top

headlines. The problem with the news airing the violent crimes that take place through

out the day is that children are easily able to access the news. The televised news is not rated and cable is not needed for people to receive the news.

On top of crime, the news also broadcasts militant events and shows clips from the front lines. This is used to show people what is going on with the armed forces. The cameras often catch heavy combat and it can be shown live, and there ...

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...olence in the media needs to become a concern for everyone, as it affects all of us in our daily lives.

References

Book Chapter:

1) 1) Jaeger, James R: Violence in Movies Study, 1999

2) 2) One Voice Communications: Grading the movies, 2001

Book:

3) 3) MacKenzie, Catriona M: Violence in movies, 1999-2001

Online/Web Site

4) 4) Killer Ducky Movie Reviews (2001). Ducky Reviews: Southpark-Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Retrieved from the World Wide Web: http://www.killerducky.com/r00012.htm.

5) 5) http://www.nctv.org/

6) 6) http://www.cep.org/tvviolence.html

7) 7) http://gradingthemovies.com/

8) 8) http://www.ridgenet.org/szzaflik/tvrating.htm

9) 9) http://www.policyreview.com/nov98/mayhem.html

10) 10) http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/documents.asp

11) 11) http://www.massmic.com

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