Those who proclaim that television is harming society may be too quick to judge television, in fact in some ways TV can help society. One only has to look at programs such as America's Most Wanted and Unsolved Mysteries, they may often be on the corny side, however America's Most Wanted has helped authorities capture many wanted fugitives. .
News programs have gotten more and more graphic in recent years, but the amount of information given on the news has increased substaintially as well. As a nation, we watched the Gulf War, the Clinton Impechment proceedings, the Clarence Thomas hearings and several other pivotal news stories that we otherwise would not have had such access to without television. .
Children's shows run the gamut from programs such as Power Rangers to Sesame Street. Few would argue that shows such as Sesame Street and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood are damaging our youth. With a little parental supervision the harmful aspects of television can be avoided, there are useful and educational shows available for children to watch. Some of my nephew's favorite shows are Arthur, Blue's Clue's, Sesame Street, he's even at an age now where he will tell me to change the channel when it's time for Arthur to come on. Some critics have said that advertisers are brainwashing our children, that may be true on some level. However, ultimately it's not the child that runs out to Toy's R Us and purchases the toys that are hocked constantly on television; the parents have control of the checkbook and should therefore establish some rules about commercials. Unfortunatley, advertisements are unavoidable these day's, they are everywhere, not just TV, they can be heard on the radio, there are billboards everywhere you look. Turning the television off is not going to shelter a child from advertisements.
Sure, there are shows such as Jerry Springer or Survivor, these shows are not meant to harm society, but entertain and really, isn't that what television is about, entertainment?.
The Harm of the TV Addiction In the article "TV Addiction" Marie Winn reflects only one side of the people's problem who are addictive to TV- waste of time. ... What is so great about TV? ... TV gives a false image of life. ... It is more dangerous than alcohol and drugs because we don't realize the harm that it causes to us. ... Half of the American women suffer from depression because of their appearance and weight. ...
Does it really influence the millions of people reading magazines, watching TV, and listening to the radio constantly? ... Advertisements are everywhere, we see them when we are going to work, when we are out shopping, watching TV, and hear about them when we are listening to the radio. ... The harm comes when you start looking and wanting more and believing that you are fat, ugly and unattractive and stop eating. ... Researchers have found that a majority of girls between the ages of 15-21 in America, England and many European countries are experiencing these illnesses. ... Using them in th...
TV Violence Tear gas flushes a gunman out of a house where he had been held up. ... We know those images won't do us any harm. ... Their view of the world must be profoundly shaped by TV. ... TV shows, movies, commercials, and video games. ... The American Psychological Association says the average child watches 8,000 televised murders and 100,000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school. ...
According to audience rating surveys , the typical American household has the television set on for more than seven hours each day and children age 2 to 11 spend an average of 28 hours per week viewing television (Liebert 1988). 2. ... But TV then was different, now TV has a lot of crap. ... The harms that can come with this problem is physiologically damaged children. ... That's why the television industry designed a TV appropriateness of TV programs. ... All television programs would be rated according to six categories: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-M. ...
Violence is typically shown with little or no harm to the victim. ... So if a child listen to a program that contains violent scene with a characters being hurt and that five minutes later this character's going alright like if it was normal or insignificant, is it possible the child learn a lesson from this It is the question that the American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) ask themselves. ... They came to the conclusion that children who are exposed too much at violence by watching television: become immune to the horror of violence Gradually accept violence a...
The Enemy of Children: Television Violence "With a television in ninety-six percent of Americans" homes, TV obviously has a major effect on the attitudes, education and behavior of our children." ... (cnn.com) "Televised mayhem is seen as a leading cause of America's epidemic of violent crime."(Bender, PG 47) "Children's aggressiveness has been linked to media violence in several studies by groups that include the AMA (American Medical Association), and the APA (American Physiological Association) and the National Institute of Mental Health."... (msnbc.com) Not only do childre...
According to audience rating surveys , the typical American household has the television set on for more than seven hours each day and children age 2 to 11 spend an average of 28 hours per week viewing television (Liebert 1988). 2. ... But TV then was different, now TV has a lot of crap. ... The harms that can come with this problem is physiologically damaged children. ... That's why the television industry designed a TV appropriateness of TV programs. ... All television programs would be rated according to six categories: TV-Y, TV-Y7, TV-G, TV-PG, TV-14, and TV-M. ...
It is known that television can be a major source of education in the lives of young children, however, with so much negative content featured on many of today's television programs, the increasing amount of time spent in front of the TV could be doing more harm than good to modern day children and teens. ... On average, American children witness around 200,000 acts of violence and 16,000 murders on TV by the age of 18; causing them to be less sensitive and this also increases their aggressiveness since television violence is often portrayed to be fun and acceptable1. ... This long-exis...
The Vietnam War for example, majority of the press posted exceedingly vague material about the war and broadcasted it on TV as well, which is far enough for American society to comprehend. When the Pentagon Papers were published by Daniel Ellsberg, he clearly invaded American security and also caused tribulations within the government. Thus, it was indeed correct for the government to attempt to punish Ellsberg, for he had no right interfering with foreign affairs, nor was it just for him to destabilize American security against the communists for they could have deciphered coded messages...