Where Living In A Country Full Of Fear

Were Living in a Country Full of Fear

“Were living in a country full of fear” said Michael Moore. Recently our class watched a documentary, Bowling for Columbine. It is mostly focused on the control of handguns, but a big part was how the media interprets something so simple into something we should fear with our lives. The media has a big roll in portraying violence to Americans. TV, newspapers, Internet and magazines need to explain to their audience what is going on in the world in a more mature manor.

One of the biggest fear injectors is the TV. Turning on the six o’clock news to catch up on your day, what is the first “breaking news” story? Most likely its going to be some sort of shooting, involving a black man that most likely who got away and police are still looking for him. They run a description on the television and tell you to call if you see anything. Right away, you are fearful of some criminal coming to your house. The news covers stories that catch your attention and make you scared. They do not make such a big deal about bigger issues in the world for example; immigration, abortion or global warning. But then again most people would begin to think having to see the shooting on TV more entertaining then something about global warming.

In April 2004, scientists did a study of monitoring television and other entertainment research and scientists said that one thing is clearly being broadcasted- “Media violence can foster aggression in youngsters.” TV and movies were the clearest but the fast uprising of video games is going to have a major effect also. The panel reported that children learn social behaviors by observation even they were unaware that learning occurred; they imitate what they have seen. They also state that boys are affected differently then girls.

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