The degrading of Television due to it's violent content
For the last few decades we can all admit that Television has been used as a source of mass medium exposure to the public masses. Television has been used negatively from false advertising to unfair politics campaigning and from the spread of pornography to the acceptance . . . of violence. Since Television became one of the most sophisticated means of influencing the masses in this century, the need of "Governmental Censure" came into practice.
Unfortunately, Governmental Censure Bureaus can not meet the proper Censure needs on all spectrums of education and political affiliations of all age groups in our society. This gap allows much improper material to be broadcast on air to our young viewers consequently influencing their formation. Recently, TV news broadcasts covering the War in Yugoslavia have taken journ
alism to new lows. Some TV networks have resorted to cheap sensationalist tactics with breaking headline news at any given time of the day exposing mutilated and cremated bodies.
Television is getting less and less educational and more violent for the young kids. And society wonders why we have "thugs" at such a young age??? TV has been blamed for lowering SAT scores, decreasing children's reading ability, lowering their nutritional levels, and reducing their intellectual curiosity. Television also has been blamed and held responsible for destoring family values, emphasizing sex, violence, and materialism. Television has conditioned kids to believe that, if they have parents who live in the right house, buy the most expensive cars , and stock their closets with brand-name clothing, all their problems will be sol
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