Violence in Media:You Are What You Watch
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Violence in Media:You Are What You Watch
The rising tide of crime in North America exists primarily in the
minds of the
media. Television has created a perception that crime has multiplied,
double or triple, in
the past quarter-century due to violence. In fact, US Justice
Department survey data
shows, crime in the US has dropped 24 percent since 1971 and violent
crime is down 2
percent.
Crime statistics serve the media well. The single-minded reporting
of
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permanent impression on young children. It has been suggested that parents control the TV that children watch. Hardly. Many parents are working singles or couples who must rely on others for the parenting and raising of their children. Baby sitters use TV as the easiest source of entertainment for the children. Media defenders claim that watching movies and TV does not affect behaviour. I wonder if they have conveyed that to their advertisers? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**
permanent impression on young children. It has been suggested that parents control the TV that children watch. Hardly. Many parents are working singles or couples who must rely on others for the parenting and raising of their children. Baby sitters use TV as the easiest source of entertainment for the children. Media defenders claim that watching movies and TV does not affect behaviour. I wonder if they have conveyed that to their advertisers? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**