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National Institute on Media and the Family - http://www.mediafamily.org
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. |
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Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children - http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/youthviol.htm
Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games. |
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The Media Theory Site - http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/
Materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and behaviour. |
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Ten Things Wrong With the Media 'Effects' Model - http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/effects.htm
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]. |
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About-Face! - http://www.about-face.org/
About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society. |
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The Lion and Lamb Project - http://www.lionlamb.org/
National grassroots initiative providing information about the effects of violent entertainment, toys and games on children's behavior. |
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Violence In The Media (Community Learning Network) - http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html
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 |
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Children and TV Violence - http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
Reviews studies on the affect of TV violence on children. |
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Violent Media is Good for Kids - http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2000/06/violent_media.html
Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in video games and other media give children a tool to master their rage. |
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Violence, Public Health, and the Media - http://www.annenberg.northwestern.edu/pubs/violence/
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 |
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TV News and the Culture of Violence - http://www.bigmedia.org/texts6.html
Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain Media Watch. |
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The Violence Formula - http://www.medialit.org/focus/viol_home.html
Explains how to analyze for violence in TV, movies and videos. |
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Facts About Media Violence and Effects on the American Family - http://www.babybag.com/articles/amaviol.htm
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. |
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A New Approach to Covering Crime - http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/98-4NRwint98/Stevens.html
Explores how newspapers can more effectively address the issue of violence. From the Nieman Foundation. |
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Essay on Media Violence - http://homoecumenicus.com/essay_ioannidis_media_violence.htm
Includes articles on media violence and video games. |