American children between 8 and 18 years of age spend an average of 6 hours and 21 minutes each day using entertainment media (VITM). Children spend a lot of time on media a day; on twitter, listening to music, watching TV and playing video games. The major concern among people is how do children respond to watching violence in the media. It has become impossible to escape the violence. By 18 years of age, the average young person will have viewed an estimated 200,000 acts of violence on television alone (VITM). Violence appears in movies, TV show, music, social media and even some kid shows. The new question is, how does this affect the children that are experiencing violence through media? Children who view acts of violence through the media
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However this provokes a different type of violence. People have argued, should mass shooting and killings be broadcasted on the news? Are they giving the killer what they want? News broadcasters want to keep viewers interested, this is why they choose to cover controversial stories. People argue this is what causes the copycat theory. The copycat theory is when someone sees something on TV and tries to emulate the actions they saw. Does broadcasted shooting inspire other killers to go out and mass murder people? Do people copy what they see on tv? Studies say news coverage of suicide produces a 2.5% increase in actual suicides (TROMVIVB). For example when Marilyn Monroe allegedly committed suicide, this started a string of suicides. News broadcasters can also cause terror in the minds of people as they distort stories and make bold connecting with little or no evidence. An anchor claimed that Pakistani Taliban had decided to target NYC again, after the failed Times Square bombing attempt. These two incidents were unrelated (BNMMET). The news make it seem like the United States is a horrible dangerous place to live. However, compared to the rest of the population there is actually a very small percentage of people who do murder others. News companies need to keep the people into their material, which is why they pack it with dismal …show more content…
This could be any form of video games from on a console to just playing on a phone. A 2011 study found 71 percent of video games contained at least some mild violence, while 25 percent included intense violence, blood and gore (VVCUHE). This is a staggering amount, almost three quarters the amount of games contain violence. Which raises the question, is violence appealing to people. The reason that most games are violent is because that is what people want to play. There is a demand for game that contain violence. The top ten video games according to TechAdvisor: Star Fox Zero, Ratchet & Clank, Battleborn, Uncharted 4, A Thief 's End, Doom, Homefront: The Revolution, Overwatch, Mirror 's Edge: Catalyst. All of these video games stated above contain violence. I believe people are attracted to violence because it is suspenseful and unpredictable. Many parent are concerned about their children playing violent games because it is interact lessons on how to kill people. There have been many cases of children trying to model video games characters; for example in 2013 an eight year old boy shot and killed his grandmother after playing a popular game by the name of Grand Theft Auto. They think that the boy was inspired by the game to kill his grandmother. Studies say that video games increase the aggression level in children. Video game studies are still experimental because all of the different variables[family life,
However this provokes a different type of violence. People have argued, should mass shooting and killings be broadcasted on the news? Are they giving the killer what they want? News broadcasters want to keep viewers interested, this is why they choose to cover controversial stories. People argue this is what causes the copycat theory. The copycat theory is when someone sees something on TV and tries to emulate the actions they saw. Does broadcasted shooting inspire other killers to go out and mass murder people? Do people copy what they see on tv? Studies say news coverage of suicide produces a 2.5% increase in actual suicides (TROMVIVB). For example when Marilyn Monroe allegedly committed suicide, this started a string of suicides. News broadcasters can also cause terror in the minds of people as they distort stories and make bold connecting with little or no evidence. An anchor claimed that Pakistani Taliban had decided to target NYC again, after the failed Times Square bombing attempt. These two incidents were unrelated (BNMMET). The news make it seem like the United States is a horrible dangerous place to live. However, compared to the rest of the population there is actually a very small percentage of people who do murder others. News companies need to keep the people into their material, which is why they pack it with dismal …show more content…
This could be any form of video games from on a console to just playing on a phone. A 2011 study found 71 percent of video games contained at least some mild violence, while 25 percent included intense violence, blood and gore (VVCUHE). This is a staggering amount, almost three quarters the amount of games contain violence. Which raises the question, is violence appealing to people. The reason that most games are violent is because that is what people want to play. There is a demand for game that contain violence. The top ten video games according to TechAdvisor: Star Fox Zero, Ratchet & Clank, Battleborn, Uncharted 4, A Thief 's End, Doom, Homefront: The Revolution, Overwatch, Mirror 's Edge: Catalyst. All of these video games stated above contain violence. I believe people are attracted to violence because it is suspenseful and unpredictable. Many parent are concerned about their children playing violent games because it is interact lessons on how to kill people. There have been many cases of children trying to model video games characters; for example in 2013 an eight year old boy shot and killed his grandmother after playing a popular game by the name of Grand Theft Auto. They think that the boy was inspired by the game to kill his grandmother. Studies say that video games increase the aggression level in children. Video game studies are still experimental because all of the different variables[family life,