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Explains how to analyze for violence in TV, movies and videos.
http://www.medialit.org/focus/viol_home.html
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Violent Entertainment
Resources from Reason magazine countering the attacks on violence in popular culture.
http://reason.com/bi/ftc-violence.shtml
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National Institute on Media and the Family
Offers a number of resources including movie, television and video game content ratings, media
awareness programs and helpful hints for parents to evaluate their media use.
http://www.mediafamily.org
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Essay on Media Violence
Includes articles on media violence and video games.
http://homoecumenicus.com/essay_ioannidis_media_violence.htm
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Marketing Violence to Kids
Introduces government of whether producers of violent or adult music, movies and video games are
targeting kids in their advertisements.
http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_id=14587
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The Lion and Lamb Project
National grassroots initiative providing information about the effects of violent entertainment,
toys and games on children's behavior.
http://www.lionlamb.org/
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Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children
Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the
industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/youthviol.htm
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A New Approach to Covering Crime
Explores how newspapers can more effectively address the issue of violence. From the Nieman
Foundation.
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/98-4NRwint98/Stevens.html
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Drive-By Journalism
Contends that Rolling Stone's glam-crime reports misrepresent young people--and America's violence
problem.
http://www.fair.org/extra/9901/rolling-stone.html
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TV News and the Culture of Violence
Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain
Media Watch.
http://www.bigmedia.org/texts6.html
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MediaChannel.org: Media Mayhem
Debates whether violent media creates a violent culture or whether society avoids its real problems
by blaming the media.
http://www.mediachannel.org/atissue/sample3/
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Children and TV Violence
Reviews studies on the affect of TV violence on children.
http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
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Violent Media is Good for Kids
Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in videogames and other media give children a tool to
master their rage.
http://www.motherjones.com/reality_check/violent_media.html
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The Hidden Hand of Violence {Freedom Magazine}
The divergent scenes in society's seemingly random patchwork quilt of senseless youth violence
contain a common thread.
http://violence.freedommag.org/page02.htm
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Ten Things Wrong With the Media 'Effects' Model
Chapter of a book, written by Dr David Gauntlett of the University of Leeds, criticising studies of
media effects. [Legally reproduced on the Web by the author].
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/effects.htm
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The Media Theory Site
Materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and
behaviour.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/
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Facts About Media Violence and Effects on the American Family
Research data tracking television viewing habits and behavior patterns, population/homicide rate
data, cartoon violence, video games, internet, music, lyrics and potential adverse effects of
excessive exposure to media.
http://www.babybag.com/articles/amaviol.htm
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Violence In The Media (Community Learning Network)
This CLN menu page provides links to Media Studies curricular resources and instructional materials
(lesson plans) in the specific topic of violence in the media
http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html
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Violence, Public Health, and the Media
Topics: The Problem of Violence, Media and the Social Agenda, From Public Opinion to Public
Judgment, Understanding the Problem, The Search for Solutions, The Media as Part of the Solution,
Conclusion, and Endnotes. Source: Margaret Gerteis,Annenberg Washington Program
http://www.annenberg.nwu.edu/pubs/violence/default.htm
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Student Safety on the Information Highway.
Detailed articles for teens and children about issues and ways to handle problems on the internet.
http://www.4j.lane.edu/safety/
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MediaForum (Formerly MediaNet)
The site includes the research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about social, economic
and policy factors around media's influence in the lives of children and families.
http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/Media/
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About-Face!
About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society.
http://www.about-face.org/
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Violence In The Media
A Personal media violence page, dedicated to bringing together various resources which can be used
to study media violence.
http://www.duke.edu/~cars/vmedia.html
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Media Watch
Information at this site about membership in MediaWatch, using the media effectively to promote
issues of interest, talking to children about violence and sexism in the media, and a wealth of
other useful resources.
http://www.mediawatch.ca/
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Media Violence and Media Literacy
An article from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Some Things You Should Know About Media
Violence and Media Literacy.
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/media.htm
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Casandre Cohn - Essay
An in-class essay on Media Violence asking the question: Does Media cause violence in our society?
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/ccohn01/inclass.html
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