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"The predominant finding of studies examining the effects of film and TV
violence:
``Exposure to media portrayals of violence increases aggressive behavior in
children.'
New post-Columbine legislation [spearheaded by Republicans] requires
Internet service providers to offer filtering technology to block access to
'violent' material.
Report: Media Violence Affects Kids
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
.c The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress is finalizing juvenile justice legislation to
address the problem of media violence, but a new Senate report says parents
also must share the burden of shielding children from such images.
``The effect of media violence on our children is no longer open to debate,''
said Thursday's report from the Senate Judiciary Committee's Republican
staff.
The 30-page document concluded that the media dominate children's lives, are
``exceedingly violent'' and that such images lead to real world violence.
``I hope that this report ... will further the discussion about the flood of
media violence in this country and what should be done about it,'' said Sen.
Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the panel's chairman. Hatch requested the report after
the fatal shooting at Colorado's Columbine High School that left 15 people
dead in April.
He said more than 1,000 studies over the past 40 years that examined the
effects of violence on children have not changed the predominant finding.
``Exposure to media portrayals of violence increases aggressive behavior in
children,'' he said. ``As one expert put it, arguing against the link between
media violence and the violent actions of our youth is 'like arguing against
gravity.'''
The report highlights provisions in a Senate-passed juvenile justice that
address the issue, and makes additional recommendations to Congress. It also
includes suggestions for parents and the entertainment industry.
The 30-page report recommends that:
Congress begin a national media campaign to educate parents and create a
national clearinghouse on children and entertainment violence.
The television, motion picture, music and video game industries be encouraged
to rate their products using a universal system; they now use separate
systems.
The Federal Trade Commission report twice a year on media violence and the
entertainment industry's efforts to reduce it.
Federal property, when used in programming for children, be offered at
reduced rates.
Congress ban advertising for adult programming broadcast at times when
children are most likely to be watching television or listening to the radio.
The ban also would apply to publications designed for children.
The Senate juvenile justice bill would toughen penalties for juvenile
offenders while providing states with $1 billion a year to fight juvenile
crime and prevent delinquency. A House-Senate committee began Thursday to
iron out differences between that bill and a different version passed by the
House.
The Senate bill also has provisions aimed at limiting youth exposure to
violence, including a proposal to grant a limited antitrust exemption to the
entertainment industries so they can develop voluntary guidelines.
The legislation also calls for a national media campaign against youth
violence, would ban use of federal property in violent movies or TV shows and
require Internet service providers to offer filtering technology to block
access to explicit material.
The report, ``Children, Violence, and the Media,'' is available from the
Judiciary Committee's Web site at http://www.senate.gov/ 7/8judiciary.
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