Friday, March 28, 2008

Just the Facts

1. Ratings for tv shows are optional and only appear for a few seconds at the beginning of a show.
2. The average child will have witnessed 18,000 murders, robberies, bombings, smugglings, assaults and beatings
3. One out of every three children/teens watch tv shows that are aimed at adults and feature adult content.
4. Less than 4% of tv shows advisories, such as viewer discretion is advised.
5. 61% of programs on tv have some form of violence
6. 25% of all violent behaviors seen on tv invovle a gun
7. Tv focuses violent tv shows towards children and teens
8. 75% of all violent scenes feature no immediate punishment or condemnation for violence
9. 45% of programs feature bad charachters who are never or rarely punished
10. 1/3 of tv shows present violence unrealistically

2 comments:

Leanne said...

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Jarrett B said...

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