Is Media Violence a Problem? | Violence on Television News Programs Is a Serious Problem
Rita Colorito is a freelance writer who lives and works in Bloomington, Indiana.
Summary: Although rates of violent crime fell throughout most of the 1990s, television news coverage of violent crime rose. Television newsmagazines such as 20/20 and Dateline often feature stories on horrific crimes, sometimes showing grisly crime scene photos or frightening re-enactments of stalkings, rapes, and murders. By devoting so much coverage to murder, television newsmagazines give the false impression that violent crime is rampant. As a...
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