Television Violence Act of 1988
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 204
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 508
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: P. T. Kelly
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781560727002
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →If one culprit is suspected above all others for encouraging society to become more violent and unfeeling, it is television. This medium, which has become so pervasive in the last 50 years, seems to play an enormous role in the lives of the vast majority of people. But who controls the content which exerts such an enormous influence and to an extent controls the people? What are they doing now and what will they be doing tomorrow? Is violence essential to sell toothpaste and hamburgers? What are our children becoming and what will their children be like? Will every child carry a gun or other weapon just waiting for someone to trigger their violent nature and ignite their preprogrammed anger?
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 152
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →It is estimated that the typical American child will watch 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. Concern for the impact television violence may have on American society prompted this Senate hearing. As stated by Senator Hollings, the goals of the hearing were the following: (1) to determine the compelling State interest; (2) examine the historical record of Congress in this area; (3) review how the television industry could police itself; and (4) study the numerous bills which had been introduced. Opening statements were made by the following U.S. Senators (in order): Ernest F. Hollings, John C. Danforth, J. James Exon, Conrad Burns, Byron L. Dorgan, John F. Kerry, Slade Gorton, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Larry Pressler. Those presenting testimony were: Catherine Belter, National Parent Teacher Association; Winston Cox, Showtime Networks Inc. & National Cable Television Association's Satellite Network Programmers Committee; Gael Davis, National Council of Negro Women; Al DeVaney, WPWR-TV Channel 50 & Association of Independent Television Stations, Inc.; Edward Donnerstein, Department of Communications, University of California; Paul Dovre, Concordia College; Dave Durenberger, U.S. Senator from Minnesota; Robert Gould, National Coalition on Television Violence; Carl Levin, U.S. Senator from Michigan; Mara Purl, Susan Clark, & Alex Karas; James Quello, Federal Communications Commission; Janet Reno, Attorney General of the United States; Paul Simon, U.S. Senator from Illinois; Joy Stockwell & Dean Stockwell; Howard Stringer, CBS Broadcast Group; Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America; George Vradenburg, III, Fox, Inc.; Lindsay Wagner. Appendices include: Carl Levin, U.S. Senator, letter from, to U.S. Senator Hollings, dated November 3, 1993; prepared statement of the American Medical Association; Ed Donnerstein, University of California, Santa Barbara, letter from, to John Windhausen; prepared statement of Senator Dorgan; and "H. F. Guggenheim Urges Vigilance against Media Violence," press release. (JBJ)
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Barrie Gunter
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003-01-30
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 1135653399
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Concern about violence on television has been publicly debated for the past 50 years. TV violence has repeatedly been identified as a significant causal agent in relation to the prevalence of crime and violence in society. Critics have accused the medium of presenting excessive quantities of violence, to the point where it is virtually impossible for viewers to avoid it. This book presents the findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever undertaken, funded by the broadcasting industry. The study was carried out at the same time as similar industry-sponsored research was being conducted in the United States, and one chapter compares findings from Britain and the U.S.A. The book concludes that it is misleading to accuse all broadcasters of presenting excessive quantities of violence in their schedules. This does not deny that problematic portrayals were found. But the most gory, horrific and graphic scenes of violence were generally contained within broadcasts available on a subscription basis or in programs shown at times when few children were expected to be watching. This factual analysis proves that broadcasters were meeting their obligations under their national regulatory codes of practice.