Tag Archives: Media

United against the FCC

By alex | Published: 6/16/2003
It seems impossible to break the lock. Conservatives insist that liberals have a stranglehold on the media, while liberals insist that it is the other way around. Given this disagreement, how could anyone favor increasing hegemony of ownership in the mass media. Admittedly, this remains an issue that is largely taken up by those leaning […]
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Kind World Syndrome?

By alex | Published: 6/15/2003
George Gerbner, over several decades, has argued that violence in the media leads us to think of the world as a nasty place, to overestimate the dangers surrounding us, and to trust our fellow citizens less–a problem he has termed the “Mean World Syndrome.” Lauren writes that she had her car “broken into” last night, […]
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Shangri-La doesn’t want MTV

By alex | Published: 6/14/2003
I have a love-hate relationship with my television. Some of the programming is outstanding and entertaining. And much of that outstanding programming is filled with sex and (sometimes graphic) violence. It’s something I could live without, but I’d rather not. On the other hand, for the first 8 years or so of my life, I […]
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Fear appeal?

By alex | Published: 5/21/2003
These domestic violence PSAs from HomeFront in Calgary are disturbingly violent, and have not been allowed to be shown on television. Can’t you watch the Sopranos on CTV? Is that really cartoon violence, when compared to this? I guess the big question is whether it is an effective commercial–whether it shifts the agenda. I think […]
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