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Summary Of Christina Lyons Media Violence

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“Media Violence” is an article written by Christina L. Lyons. Lyons is a journalist who lives in Washington, D.C., and she has a primary focus on U.S. Government and politics. She began her career in Maryland as a newspaper reporter. She has contributed to several different articles published by CQ Press and Bloomberg Press, and has a master’s degree in political science from American University in Washington, D.C. The article explores whether or not children have too much access to violence via movies, television, video games, and social media. Although the topic is currently being widely explored, this article in particular does not seem to be well known. The intended audience for this article is adults, parents, or guardians. Lyons is …show more content…

“Other researchers theorize that violent video games challenge the brain, allow participants to face their fears, act out aggression in a fantasy world and — in the case of multiplayer games — encourage social behavior. However, few studies have proved such theories” (Lyons). When talking about video game ratings, Lyons made sure to mention that rating M stood for mature, and that the rating E stood for everyone (Lyons). She also mentions that TV-14 means that the show is appropriate for viewers older than the age of 14 …show more content…

In a fair amount of school shootings, the shooters have been known to spend a large amount of time on social media or video games (Lyons). Another article, “The Future of Children”, written by Craig A. Anderson and Soledad Liliana Escobar-Chaves, agrees with the majority of claims Lyons makes. “Despite many reports that exposure to violent media is a causal risk factor, the U.S. public remains largely unaware of these risks, and youth exposure to violent media remains extremely high” (Anderson). Lyons also claims that there is no individual type of media that proves to make a viewer more violent, which the other article also agrees with. “Furthermore, it is likely that overall media violence exposure has a somewhat larger effect than any individual type of media violence”

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