Media Websites

About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society.

This CLN menu page provides links to Media Studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of violence in the media

Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain Media Watch.

Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games.

Includes articles on media violence and video games.

Topics: The Problem of Violence, Media and the Social Agenda, From Public Opinion to Public Judgment, Understanding the Problem, The Search for Solutions, The Media as Part of the Solution, Conclusion, and Endnotes. Source: Margaret Gerteis,Annenberg Washington Program

Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in video games and other media give children a tool to master their rage.

Reviews studies on the effect of TV violence on children.