The complex age of elaborate laptops, portable color televisions in every room, and pocket radio the size of a basic calculator have all taken their toll on society. Today the world has a variety of problems. Violence is around the top of the list. A study of population showed homicide rates doubling within the 10 to 15 years after the introduction of television, even though television was introduced at different times in each site examined.

Violence in media is being used widely for entertainment purposes.

In an article published in the New York Times in 1998 it stated, “On average in 1997, one act of serious brutality was found for every 4 minutes of entertainment.” Today violence is a major part of video games, television and popular movies. Unfortunately, its an indisputable fact that violence sells, turn on the television during prime time and right away a number of gruesome programs amasses you from extreme wrestling, cartoon to CNN news. Perhaps the news contributes more than just an insightful knowledge of events; like the tobacco companies 20years ago, the present day television broadcasting companies refuse to consent that violent media ca

… Children may view the world as violent and mean, becoming more fearful of being a victim of violence.

… Children will increase anti-social and aggressive behavior.

… Children may become less sensitive to violence and those who suffer from violence.

Every generation of adults has viewed youth culture and its medium of choice—radio dramas in the e1940s, horror comic books in the 1950s, rock music in the1960s—with suspicion. And although parents often say their concern is violence, their worries about today’s media and the portrayal of violence go much deeper. Violence illustrated in the media today poses a threat to our society, our children and generations to come. By limiting the freedom of speech, in relation to media and violence, our world can become a safer place for every one. Society values safety, and by exposing ourselves to media violence we are placing our future on a thin rope.

… Children will desire to see more violence in entertainment and real life.

The national association for the education of young children (NAEYC) reports that violence in the media has increased since 1980 and continues to increase. Since the 1950s, more than a 1000 studies have been done on the effects of violence in television and movies. The majority of these studies conclude that children who watch significant amounts of television and movies are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior both immediately and in their adult year these studies have also pointed to a relationship between media violence and real life crime. 46% of all television violence identified by the study took place in children’s cartons. Children’s programs were least likely to depict the long-term consequences of violence (5%) and they portray violence in a humorous fashion 67% of the time. Leonard Eron, PhD at the university of Illinoi, has conducted a close study of television viewing from age 5 to 30. The results hurt our television loving

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