Violence on Television: An Analysis of Amount, Nature, Location and Origin of Violence in British Programmes (Routledge Progress in Psychology)

Television is often accused of showing too much violence. However, it is rare that anyone stops to ask what this statement means. Violence on Television provides an objective analysis of the violence on television, how much there is and what form it takes.It presents findings from the largest ever sudy of the depiction of violence on television carried out in Britain, funded by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Commission. As well as presenting a quantitative analysis of the amount of violence on television, this research places great emphasis on investigating the character of violent portrayals and the contexts in which they occur.Barrie Gunter and Jackie Harrison present a detailed literature review, which examines previous research from around the world. They then explain the methodology and look at the problems of measuring and quantifying violence on television. They examine the specific attributes of violence, including the form it takes, its physical setting, its motives and consequences, and the nature of the characters involved as either aggressors or victims. They also examine the amount and nature of violent portrayals in different programme genres, such as films and drama, entertainment programming, news and factual programmes, and children's programmes.The book will be of interest to students and researchers in psychology, communication studies and media studies.

Violence on Television: An Analysis of Amount, Nature, Location and Origin of Violence in British Programmes (Routledge Progress in Psychology, 3)

Humor & Entertainment

Gunter, Barrie

Harrison, Jackie

Television

Routledge

News (Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications)

From an author highly knowledgeable in the field, News is a handy and accessible guide that examines the history of news, both as newspapers and radio, and as entertainment and information, and introduces students to the key concepts and issues that surround the news. Using up-to-date case examples such as the Hutton Report and embedded journalists, from across a range of media including print, radio, television and the internet, Jackie Harrison explains the different theoretical approaches that have been used to study the news, as well as providing an accessible introduction to how news is produced and regulated, what counts as news, and how it is selected and presented. Topics covered include: <ul>
<li>introduction to the concept of news</li> <li>the growth and development of news</li> <li>technology, concentration and competition</li> <li>balancing freedom and responisibility</li> <li>regulatory control of the news</li> <li>making the news.</li>
</ul> Written in a clear and lively style, News is the ideal introductory book for students of media, communication and journalism.

Business & Money

From an author highly knowledgeable in the field, News is a handy and accessible guide that examines the history of news, both as newspapers and radio, and as entertainment and information, and introduces students to the key concepts and issues that surround the news.  Using up-to-date case examples such as the Hutton Report and embedded journalists, from across a range of media including print, radio, television and the internet, Jackie Harrison explains the different theoretical approaches that have been used to study the news, as well as providing an accessible introduction to how news is produced and regulated, what counts as news, and how it is selected and presented.  Topics covered include:  introduction to the concept of news the growth and development of news technology, concentration and competition balancing freedom and responisibility regulatory control of the news making the news.  Written in a clear and lively style, News is the ideal introductory book for students of media, communication and journalism.

European Broadcasting Law and Policy (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy)

European broadcasting policy has attracted attention from many disciplines because it has dual nature: cultural and commercial. This book offers a detailed treatment of European broadcasting law, set against an overview of policy in this area. In this respect the authors identify tensions within the EU polity as regards the appropriate level, purpose and mechanism of broadcast regulation. Key influences are problems of competence, the impact of changing technology and the consequences of increasing commercialisation. Furthermore, the focus of the analysis is on the practical implications of the legal framework on viewers, and the authors distinguish both between citizen and consumer and between the passive and active viewer. The underlying question is the extent to which those most in need of protection by regulation, given the purpose of broadcasting, are adequately protected.

Woods, Lorna

Cambridge University Press

Terrestrial TV News in Britain: The Culture of Production

Terrestrial television news remains a key source of information for understanding the complexity of the modern world. The book attempts to understand the values and beliefs of news producers and the culture within which they work. Using both empirical data and analytical argument Jackie Harrison offers valuable insights into news agendas and news production and how they are changing in the contemporary news environment.

Radio

Manchester University Press

Terrestrial television news remains a key source of information for understanding the complexity of the modern world. The book attempts to understand the values and beliefs of news producers and the culture within which they work. Using both empirical data and analytical argument Jackie Harrison offers valuable insights into news agendas and news production and how they are changing in the contemporary news environment.

Violence on Television (Routledge Communication Series)

Concern about violence on television has been publicly debated for the past 50 years. TV violence has repeatedly been identified as a significant causal agent in relation to the prevalence of crime and violence in society. Critics have accused the medium of presenting excessive quantities of violence, to the point where it is virtually impossible for viewers to avoid it. This book presents the findings of the largest British study of violence on TV ever undertaken, funded by the broadcasting industry. The study was carried out at the same time as similar industry-sponsored research was being conducted in the United States, and one chapter compares findings from Britain and the U.S.A. The book concludes that it is misleading to accuse all broadcasters of presenting excessive quantities of violence in their schedules. This does not deny that problematic portrayals were found. But the most gory, horrific and graphic scenes of violence were generally contained within broadcasts available on a subscription basis or in programs shown at times when few children were expected to be watching. This factual analysis proves that broadcasters were meeting their obligations under their national regulatory codes of practice.

Violence on Television: Distribution, Form, Context, and Themes (Routledge Communication Series)

Wykes, Maggie

News

Television is often accused of showing too much violence. However, it is rare that anyone stops to ask what this statement means. Violence on Television provides an objective analysis of the violence on television, how much there is and what form it takes. It presents findings from the largest ever sudy of the depiction of violence on television carried out in Britain, funded by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Television Commission. As well as presenting a quantitative analysis of the amount of violence on television, this research places great emphasis on investigating the character of violent portrayals and the contexts in which they occur. Barrie Gunter and Jackie Harrison present a detailed literature review, which examines previous research from around the world. They then explain the methodology and look at the problems of measuring and quantifying violence on television. They examine the specific attributes of violence, including the form it takes, its physical setting, its motives and consequences, and the nature of the characters involved as either aggressors or victims. They also examine the amount and nature of violent portrayals in different programme genres, such as films and drama, entertainment programming, news and factual programmes, and children's programmes. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in psychology, communication studies and media studies.

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Violence on Television: An Analysis of Amount, Nature, Location and Origin of Violence in British Programmes (Routledge Progress in Psychology, 3)

News (Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications)

News (Routledge Introductions to Media and Communications)

European Broadcasting Law and Policy (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy)

European Broadcasting Law and Policy (Cambridge Studies in European Law and Policy)

Terrestrial TV News in Britain: The Culture of Production

Terrestrial TV News in Britain: The Culture of Production

Violence on Television: Distribution, Form, Context, and Themes (Routledge Communication Series)

News

Violence on Television: An Analysis of Amount, Nature, Location and Origin of Violence in British Programmes (Routledge Progress in Psychology)