Media Violence and the Decline of America

* According to the National Television Violence Study, the context in which violence is portrayed is as important to its impact as the amount of violence. The study concluded that 66% of children's programming had violence. Of the shows with violent content three-quarters demonstrated unpunished violence and when violence occurred 58% of the time, victims were not shown experiencing pain. (14)

After reviewing many case studies about whether excessive or extensive violent television news coverage leads towards violent conduct is up for debate. Interestingly enough many scientific organizations have openly stated that violent media coverage causes aggression, and examined the association between media violence and violent behavior. It has been reported that there has been more than 3,500 research studies to prove that there is in fact a connection between media violence and violent behavior. Out of these 3,500 studies only 18 of them have not been able to relate media violence and violent behavior. Clearly there is overwhelming evidence to prove this relationship is accurate,

Media violence’s history began in the 1950s when television became a mainstream media; TV networks sought a simple successful formula to increase their revenues. In present day “an average of 150 acts of violence and about 15 murders entertain us and our children every week, and that does not count cartoons and news” (Gerber, G. 1996). The average American child has viewed at least 40,000 murders and 200,000 violent acts, according to the research of TV-Turnoff Network research. The excess of violence on TV and the video game industry accompanied by the absence of parental love and involvement creates a dissident reality that can only increase the level of aggressiveness in children.

Television is the mainstream of our culture. Violence on television has been a topic of conflict since before 1950. There have been repeated debates on how to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television. Television is one form of modern media that influences the everyday lives of people. Televised violence has a major effect on how children perceive the world and how they behave. "American television has become the most violent in the world. It is for this reason why researchers have focused their attention toward television violence" (Cantor & Hoffner 424-4-25). Children enjoy watching television and now with the increased technology of cable and movie

In America, violence has always been an integral part of national culture. Crime and bloodshed, euphemized through use of “action” (this has a source) plots, are glorified both on and off screen. The more disturbing the act of violence, the more enthralled the public seems. The most prolific of crimes, those committed by infamous serial killers, inspire the most attention. As said by Jeff Lindsay, creator of the book series that inspired the wildly-popular television program, Dexter, “We’re sickened and disgusted, but we need to know. And the more we know about the scene, the more we really are horrified” (“Sympathy for the Devils”). Violence, especially committed by this special class of felons, is enthralling. News reports play a role in this strange attraction, as it is through the news that people even have knowledge of such killers, but the evolution in the “serial killer genre” (Lindsay, “Sympathy for the Devils”) of film and television helps to desensitize people to the gruesome murders that are committed. This begs the question of whether this disturbing trend should be stopped, lest the American “culture of violence” (this has a source) continues to grow stronger. Through news reports, film, and television, criminals are constantly romanticized through use of sympathetic characterization and gratuitous depictions of their crimes, which lends to peoples’ incr

In conclusion, violent TV programs cannot take the blame for crime. A more thorough analysis is required before taking rash

Living in a world full of crime and violence, people begin to wonder what the cause of the violence is and how it can then be prevented. Unfortunately, there is not a single root cause that can be found when people attempt to decipher why children are deciding to bring guns to school and murder their peers. Some may believe that it was influenced by being exposed to a hostile family, violent films, or gory video games. Although sometimes this might be the case, a lot of the time it is not as black and white, making this topic very difficult to analyze and understand. Both Jonathan L. Freedman in “Villain or Scapegoat? Media Violence and Aggression” and L Rowell Huesmann and Laramie D. Taylor in “The Role of Media Violence in Violent

Whether it’s a story on the news or a drama at the theatre, violence has become a social norm in the media. Today, companies have significantly relied on the use of violence to ensure that their audiences are still motivated to watch. According to the Media Education Foundation, the level of violence on prime time television has increased 167% since 1998. Although there is a widespread belief that watching fictional violence causes people to become violent, the rise of violence on TV compared to real-world crime statistics over the past 20 years tells a different story.

Today the media is more influential than ever. Movies, books, podcasts, tv shows, and other various media outlets have influenced the nation tremendously. Violence has also been a hot topic these past few years. Gun shootings, homicides, and overall crimes are consistently being committed and shared on the news. The topic of violence and the discussion of media influencing that violence is extremely intriguing. In 2008, John Murray, a psychologist, wrote in his published book, “Fifty years of research on the effect of TV violence on children leads to the inescapable conclusion that viewing media violence is related to increases in aggressive attitudes, values, and behaviors” (Murray, 2008, p. 1212). This research shows that there is a correlation

Advances in the network have grown tremendously over the past few years. Electronic devices, social media platforms, and false information from internet sources can have violent impacts on social environments. Television programs have also had a big impact on the violence in today’s economy. Violent programs such as The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, and Vampire Diaries have allowed the people of the American culture to say that the violence is okay. The American culture has taught its children that violence is a part of life and that we have to learn to adapt to it. In some cases, the adaptation is too much, and children's mental state is in jeopardy. It can cause mental disabilities and not being able to make good choices. Programming Networks have a lot of violence in their shows. “Advocates know the First Amendment prevents censorship of programming;

Karen Wright's article "Does violent TV breed violence? Do video games breed more of it?" addresses a pressing contemporary issue the effects that violent video games and TV have on young individuals and on society as a whole. Although the article seems to be directed at the masses, it is very likely that the writer intends to raise awareness in parents reading this article. Wright used information coming from a series of scholars, both with the purpose of supporting the fact that violent games and TV have a negative influence on individuals and in order to refute these claims. In spite of the fact that one can feel confused upon reading particular segments from the article, it is overall likely to influence readers in believing that video game and TV violence are actually very harmful for people.

Before proceeding, it is important to define two terms clearly: media violence and violent behavior. Different people have used different definitions of these terms at different times, but for this research paper, media violence is defined as visual portrayals of acts of physical aggression by one human against another. This definition has evolved as theories about the effects of media violence have evolved and represents an attempt to describe the kind of violent media presentation that is most likely to teach the viewer to be more violent. Violence happens frequently in America and people die because of the lack of ethical training. The problem is not necessarily the one that appears as a clear and present danger because it masquerades itself as a just the cultural shift into a new era of insensitivity. Americans see violence every day in their media and so it has almost lost the potent

Since the beginning of time, there has been violence. However, recently society has been putting the blame on media such as movies, television, literature, video-games and music. This blame placing became very relevant in 1985 when Parents Music Resource Center was founded as a way to ban, restrict or censor media that was found to not only be inappropriate, but was also apparently the cause of violence in America’s youth. While some still agree that media is the sole reason behind the increase in drug usage, suicide and murder, that is not the case.

Everyone has the right to free will. We all the the ability to interpret what is right and wrong. Television violence can not be your excuse to your actions because ultimately you have the final decisions in your life. Television is fake , just like video games, it’s not telling you to do these things or even watch it.

Everyone sat, with eyes wide open, staring at the tv, wondering what 's going on. Everyone calling everyone asking if they are ok and what 's going on. No one knew, but tv broadcasts said that a deadly virus has broken out in Washington. The broadcast explains that the virus is turning people into zombies and then the zombies have been infecting people by eating them. Suddenly a fence is ripped apart by zombies behind the broadcast, the zombies start heading towards the broadcast people. The women speaking says, “may God be with us all” and then the broadcast abruptly cancels. We all know what has happened and that we need to prepare ourselves.