Is Graphic Television Violence Desensitizing?
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A two page look at this question in the light of remarks made by Vietnamese nun Chan Khong, who argues that American news broadcasts made Vietnamese suffering look like a performance. The paper concludes that graphic violence on television should be toned down in primetime crime shows, and reserved for the news where it is warranted. No additional sources.
Filename: KBkhong.wps

Media Violence
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Violence as portrayed by the television, film, and music industries is discussed in this 25 page paper. Actual cases of copycat crimes are noted in addition to a section devoted to the effects of music videos. A discussion on video games is also included. Solutions to the problem are provided, including a discussion on the new V-chip technology and the new television rating system. The paper is replete with references to the latest studies on media violence. Bibliography lists 23 sources.
Filename: Violmed.doc

Popular Culture / Sexuality In Prime Time Television
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5 pages in length. Sex sells big, and television executives are the first to cash in on the potential draw of prime time television sexual content. However, there exist underlying considerations of this popular culture with regard to the negative side that such entertainment produces, from degenerating morals to low self-image. The writer identifies how prime time sexuality has negatively affected society, demonstrates how other journalists have reported on the issue, proposes a study and discusses its outcome. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Popsex.wps

Positive Effects of Television on Young Children
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In 5 pages, the author discusses the positive effects of television on young children. Television has effects on children that are positive. Many young children have lived through watching television and they turned out just fine. After all, there are many excellent programs on this cultural medium. From 'Sesame Street' on PBS, to the Disney Channel, to 'Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood,' to the programs on the Nickelodeon network, many programs have been developed with youngsters in mind. This has resulted in effects of a positive nature. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PCpostv.doc

Saving 'Free' Broadcast Television
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An 11 page report proposing some fixes for the 'fix' network television finds itself now facing. For years, broadcast TV has paid little attention to the desires of the viewers, even as they leave in droves for cable channels and satellite TV. Now there is talk of the major sports organizations' governing bodies to abandon network TV in favor of a pay-per-view approach to raking in the money. The ultimate effect of such a move, however, would be to limit fan accessibility to the organized games. Baseball attendance still has not regained the ground lost during the baseball strike, and further exhibits of lack of loyalty to the fans could do irreparable damage to the fortunes of big-business sports, a fact that network executives need to point out to the powers that be. FREE appendix included ! Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Freetv.wps

Sex & The Mass Media: The Sixties Vs. The Nineties
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A 10 page paper on the change in attitudes and policy regarding sex in TV and movies from the beginning of the sixties to the middle of the nineties. It concludes that since television followed movies in becoming more 'sexually free,' perhaps the 'kinder, gentler' love story the movies have focused on of late presages a change for television as well. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Sexmedia.wps

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