A Peter Couchman program which deals with the topic - Violence in the media - television news, film and video. Peter hosts a discussion with people from a cross section of society which included forensic psychologists, politicians, journalists, actors, T.V. news directors, child psychologists, parents, teachers, pasters, Institute of criminality, movie maker and distributor etc.. Questions such as What are the acceptable levels of violence which are shown on TV?, Should TV news be censored or sanitised?, Do children distinguish between reality and fantasy relating to violence on TV and film and can their behaviour alter because of it?, Do we need government regulations?, What constitutes news?, Are we living in a more violent society?. These and many more are covered in the program and possible solutions are also discussed. A very powerful program which could be used for VCE media studies, and legal studies
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ACMI Identifier
509731
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in mass media
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Violent crimes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Forums (Discussion and debate)
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Forums (Discussion and debate)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Violence
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Violence
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)