Is Media Violence a Free Speech? – George Gerbner vs. Todd Gitlin

link: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/articles/violence/violence_speech.cfm George Gerbner, former dean of the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a founder of Cultural Environment Movement (CEM), and Todd Gitlin, a high-profile veteran of the 1960s peace movement and a leading U.S. commentator and author on media and culture issues, are expressing their opinions on the issue. [...]

Caution: Children at Play.The Truth about Violent Youth and Violence in Video Games (by Duke Ferris)

link: http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/violence_and_videogames An article by Duke Ferris, an ordinary fan of video gaming and a registered member of the ‘Game Revolution’ online community, is a response to “the current media frenzy and barrage of lawsuits surrounding violent video games.” Using the official statistical evidence obtained from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Statistics, the [...]

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