News tagged with violent tv


Intervention reduces children's viewing of violent TV

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of Oregon State University researchers has successfully implemented a classroom-based intervention that reduces the amount of violent TV that children watch.





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Television viewing and aggression: Some alternative perspectives

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

The effect of media violence on behavior is not only an interesting psychological question but is also a relevant public policy and public health issue. Although many studies have been conducted examining the link between ...


Comcast unveils online viewing of cable TV shows

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Comcast subscribers can now watch several cable TV shows and movies on the Internet.


Violent TV, games pack a powerful public health threat

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 27, 2007 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special ...


Psychologists' study finds TV ratings for kids' shows don't reflect aggressive content

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by psychologists from Iowa State University and Linfield College has found that TV ratings don't accurately reflect the aggressive content found in shows popular among children ...


Psychologists publish three new studies on violent video game effects on youths

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 23, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (38) | comments 0

New research by Iowa State University psychologists provides more concrete evidence of the adverse effects of violent video game exposure on the behavior of children and adolescents.


Hallucinogenic herb a problem in Wash.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 26, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Both Washington state and U.S. officials are growing increasingly concerned over the popularity of a legal hallucinogenic herb in the region around Seattle.


Sky has launched an iPhone application

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.


Study cites media violence as 'critical risk factor' for aggression

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and a new paper, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, researcher Paul Boxer, provides new evidence ...


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China cracks down on online games: report

Technology / Internet

created Dec 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China has placed more than 4.65 million computers at some 80,000 Internet cafes under watch in a bid to crack down on violent or pornographic online games, state media reported Friday.


Former NASA test pilot Bruce Peterson dead

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 03, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Former NASA test pilot Bruce Peterson, whose 1967 M2-F2 crash appeared in opening credits of the TV show "Six Million Dollar Man," has died.



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