In other words, how was the violence portrayed? Who killed whom? Which weapons were used? Where did the violence take place? Was the violence justified? Were the aggressors rewarded or punished? Were the consequences of the violence fully shown? To conduct a content analysis of entertainment programs on television, the task force contacted Professor George Gerbner of the Annenberg School for Commu. [...] Many felt that the report of the President’s Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence pointed to the importance of the link between media violence and violence in the real world but that a more detailed examination of the issue was desirable. [...] In the summary of the Surgeon General’s Report of 1971, the advisory committee called for investigation into previously unexplored areas of television’s influence, such as its influence on prosocial behaviors and the study of its effects in the home environment rather than in the laboratory. [...] Simon, the keynote speaker at the conference, recommended ways in which the television industry could positively address the issue of violence: Some sort of ongoing monitoring of the status of television violence is needed, and I would prefer that the federal government not be involved. [...] The debate about the respective roles of government and the television industry in addressing television violence consumed the rest of the year.
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Table of Contents
- Television Violence Monitoring Project Staff Student Monitors 4
- Acknowledgments 5
- PART I. INTRODUCTION 6
- PART II. THE STUDY 17
- In light of Cantors study and our reconsideration of the issue re w 36
- PART III. FINDINGS IN BROADCAST NETWORK TELEVISION 40
- 1. Programs with Frequent Issues 42
- 2. Programs with Occasional Issues 50
- 3. Interesting Violence Issues in Prime Time Series 55
- 4. Programs That Deal With Violence Well 59
- 1. Leading Examples of MOWs and Mini-Series That Raised Concerns 63
- 2. Other Titles Raising Concerns About Violence 68
- 3. Issues Raised by Made-for-Television Movies and Mini-series 69
- 1. Some Theatrical Films That Raise Considerable Concerns 75
- 2. Additional Theatrical Films That Raise Concerns 81
- 3. Issues Arising out of Theatrical Films on Television 82
- Issues Arising from Promotions Previews Recaps Teasers and Advertisements 88
- PART IV. FINDINGS IN OTHER TELEVISION MEDIA 103
- PART IV. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 142
- Appendix A--Scene Sheet 150
- Appendix B--Television Series Monitored on the Broadcast Networks 152
- Appendix C--Television Movies Monitored on the Broadcast Networks 156
- Appendix D--Theatrical Films Monitored on the Broadcast Networks 161
- Appendix E--Home Video Rentals Monitored 165
- Appendix F--Television Movies and Theatrical Films Needing Advisories 167
- Appendix G--Television Movies with Violent Titles 169
- UCLA CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION POLICY 170
