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Violence In Media: You Are What You Watch - Essays

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
violent news, the presentation of violent movies and violent reality-based
"cop" shows has made violent crime a growth industry for the television,
press, and media.
Violence bombards us constantly. Networks shoot in sequence one
violent scene after another, ...

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crime, and fear of our neighbours. A permanent
impression is made on the innocent minds of young children too young to
read or speak. TV is destroying society's respect for human life. Daniel
Boorstin, librarian of US Congress, said that TV has the power "to conjure
up a self-created reality that can mold public values and influence
behaviour." The Canadian Government guarantees free speech and free press,
but conjuring up anti-social values for our children is hardly what they
had intended.
Like it or not, TV has taken over the role of passing down the
traditional values to our younger generation. It has replaced the role
formerly filled by elders. For a long time, elder members of the community
have passed on family stories, history, and cultural myth. However,
children who cannot yet talk can absorb the values transmitted by TV, ie.
"violence is an accectable means, perhaps the preferred means to resolve
conflicts and solve problems." TV violence makes a permanent impression ...

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Added: 10/22/2008 02:48:09 AM
Category: Social Issues
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