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…Human nature, not the media, is to blame for the violence that plagues our world.Countless violent acts are blamed on our television shows, magazines, and movies when in reality they only reflect the society that created them. Violence has existed…

…Blaming the entertainment industry for the atrocity perpetuated at Columbine High School was a attempt to ascribe a rational meaning to an irrational act of violence and self-destruction. Government officials, the mass media, advocacy groups, religious…

…Violence in the Media “Monkey see, monkey do” has become a well-known saying in today’s modern, media warped society, but is it correct? What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head…

…Violence in the Media In today’s society we are consumed with the violence that is portrayed in media. Everywhere one turns there is an article, TV program or song that deals with the issue of violence. We know that violence is a terrible thing…

…“Media Violence? A Bunch of Junk!” Media violence is not the sole and direct cause of producing the influx of violence in our children recently in society. Though lately it has received the brunt of the negativity directed towards this violence…

…Every other day it seems there is another violent act occurring because of the media. Some people say it is all because of television. Others say it is because of the lack of responsibility of other people. More laws are needed restricting violence…

…Media Violence Violent movies and television shows have been popular since the 1960s. Westerns and Police shows have kept us entertained with gunplay and car chases. Movies and television shows has become more violent over the years. Politicians, like…

…in violent youth to the increase of violence in the media. “If people are fed a daily diet of murder, crime and violence, many come to believe that sort of thing is normal” (Foegen). There is a common belief that television, films, video games, and even…

…to the increase of violence in the media. “If people are fed a daily diet of murder, crime and violence, many come to believe that sort of thing is normal” (Foegen). There is a common belief that television, films, video games, and even the nightly news are to blame…

…and 40,000 murders (Dyson 11). Condemning media violence isn’t very intellectually fashionable these days. It puts you in the camp of puritans, orthodox pressure groups, censorship advocates, tabloid readers and Shirley Jones. But, increasingly, good conscience…