Dr. Rich- Find out real evidence. Violence is best researched area in term of how it affects
1000 rigorous studies all except 18 (6 showed no affect at all 12 showed minor decrease in aggressive thoughts and behavior increase anxiety ) 960 showed at least one of the following ideas. Firstly, that the world is a mean and dangerous place. This thought that is ingrained in young people today is linked to anxiety and sleep disturbance. Also, that violent media desensitizes and allows consumers to accept it. Dr. Rich explains that in the film industry he watched many very gory films and it never affected him. After working in ER as a doctor, he was "re-sensitized" to the seriousness of injuries. Now he can't watch violent movies because he understands the violence in a realistic sense as opposed to just something on the screen
Worried about shifting of center, about what we accept in this world. 3 components bullying bully, victim, and bystanders Media desensitizing causes more bystanders.
Mr. Greenberg- Standard media distorting effects are very strong. He interviewed author Isabel Allende and asked her about optimism vs. pessimism because her book ended on a positive note. She live through a terrible time in her country where there was a lot of killing and violence. That was all she saw in the news, as it should be. She also felt that in her experience there were more good people than bad people, but one wouldn't know that, looking at the media of that time. We are only showed negative aspects of reality so it distorts our view.
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