Media Violence

How much violence should the media air? America is so used to violence that sometimes it doesn't even phase us anymore. Everyday we hear about drive by shootings, rapes, and burglary. But when something huge happens like with Virginia Tech, we ask ourselves is that too much? I think it depends on what station you are watching. Local news shouldn't show stuff like the videos Cho sent in to NBC, but I think its legit for CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News to play the violence. When people turn on the 24 hour news stations they know that it will have violence. I do think the Cho videos went to far. It was too early for the victims' families of Virginia Tech to see their loved one's killer get so much publicity. Journalist need to think before putting so much violence on the news.

"If it bleeds..."

I hate that most people don't respect the news. Well, maybe that's because local, and now national, news is toilet matter. That's right. It's poop. Why do we feel the need to follow the old adage "if it bleeds, it leads"? Seriously, is it really that big of a deal. Fires, rapes, murders, its all we see. Then they feel the need to lighten it up every now and again with a "human interest" piece on a dog show or something equally not relevant to my life or yours.

If the coverage on the VaTech shootings were more on the heroes, the students who stepped forward and the victims, I'd be more inclined to watch. But it is all about Cho, who he was, why he shot up people and that's because we live in a culture of fear. We have to know who is attacking us and why so we can go to extreme lengths to protect ourselves in the future. Have I watched the videos that he mailed in? Hell no, because I learned all I needed to know the first night.

Media Violence

Most of the time the News on tv is Not good news. Most newstories have to do with who was killed, who was shot, who was raped, or who was robbed. The Media is embedded with violence. This is because the American public craves to hear about the bad things because i think that it reassures them that they have a good life and that things can't be all that bad. I do feel that often violent news stories are blown to high in the limelight. the whole incident at VaTech is still being covered in the news, as it should be, but it's all about Cho and very little about the victims and the good people that they were. We all want answers for why things happen, but sometimes the way they are given to us are overwhelming and unneccesary

media violence

When is violence too much violence? I think that the over exposure of violence in news recently has desensitized society on the whole. Now when someone blows up a building or shoots up a school we are almost accustomed to the images. It seems that the media takes the most shocking and gory footage they can get their grubby little hands on and broadcasts it to the world. Replaying the same image over and over searing it into the minds of the viewer. This desensitizes the viewer. This does not take into account the feeling of the victim. I myself am a private person and if something horrific were to happen to me I would not want the entire world to see me like that. No matter how newsworthy the story somethings need to be left to the imagination. The media needs to reevaluate their cause if it is truly in the public best interest and their right to know or if it is solely for the sake of viewers and ratings?

Violence

It depends. If you're talking about news, then I think the media needs to keep in mind that they are serving the public with information and that means a public of all ages. When they present violent material they need to consider the age groups that could potentially view it. I think you can definitely present a violent story without having to show it or go into too much detail and still get the point across. If you're talking about a television show then I just think they need to keep in mind the time of day their show will be aired. I don't think showing violence is a bad thing for adults who are mature enough to handle it, it's the younger audience that I worry about seeing it.

Media Violence

I think the media needs to be careful what they show, but, I do think that the media can talk about what happend. It does not bother me to witness violence on tv, but I know that the Cho video really had an impact on the victims' families. It is a double-edged sword. They need to display the facts, but they also need to be sensitive. I thought they showed enough of the video to give everyone an idea of what Cho wanted to do. Just the part that I watched made me sick so I cannot imagine how the victims felt seeing him all over again.

V-Chip

I think the V-Chip is great if it is used. It is up to parents to censor what their children are watching. I know when I have children that there will be censoring of tv shows that my wife and I do not deem appropriate. I think it is a tool that is available to everyone to use, but I do not think many parents care enough to use it.