Mass Media
Mass Media | Chapter 1 Preface
Nearly forty years after Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow referred to television as a “vast wasteland,” the effect of television’s influence on society continues to be of great concern. Many people believe that television has a corrosive effect on the nation’s moral fabric and contributes to social problems—especially violence. For example, the American Psychological Association reports that American children witness 8,000 murders and 100,000 violent acts on television before they graduate from elementary school. Numerous studies have been done in an...
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- Chapter 1
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Chapter 4
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Internet Pornography Should Be Regulated
- Internet Pornography Should Not Be Regulated
- Libraries Should Not Regulate Internet Access
- Libraries Should Regulate Internet Access
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will Not violate Free Speech
- Self-Rating Of Internet Sites Will violate Free Speech
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Chapter 5
- Chapter 5 Preface
- The V-Chip Will Protect Children From Television Violence
- The V-Chip Will Not Protect Children From Television Violence
- Television Ratings Will Protect Children From Violence
- Television Ratings Will Not Protect Children From Violence
- Requiring More Hours Of EducatIonal Television Will Benefit Children
- Requiring More Hours Of Educational Television Will Not Benefit Children
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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