Violence and the Media

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Violence and the Media

• Stephen Hon
• Carly Dowda
• Jennifer Mendes
• Dara Suzuki
• COM 436 - Group 12
• April 30, 2002

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Violence and the Media

• The Violence Commission issued a 15 volume series
  of reports.
• One of these reports, Violence and the Media, has
  become a landmark in the study of mass
  communication.
• Relationship between violence portrayed by the
  media violence in everyday life.

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A Brief Overview

• WWF
• Jackass
• Fast and the Furious
• Video

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World Wrestling Federation

• Raw is War is watched weekly by 5 million
  households
• World Champion Wrestling reports 25 of its
  audience are children and teenagers 2 to 17 years
  old
• 50 are men 18 years
• Whats happening??

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Backyard Wrestling

• Backyard matches
• Home videos
• Access to videos on the Internet
• WWF responds with the ad, Dont try this at home

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Is the WWF Responsible if a Child Dies?

• Lionel Tate case
• Derek Garland, age 6, was killed by his brother
  while they were wrestling
• North Carolina boy breaks his neck and was nearly
  paralyzed after imitating the Stone Cold Stunner

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IXF NWA Hawaii

• Participation and involvement of wrestling in
  Hawaii has increased.
• The IXF NWA Hawaii is a wrestling federation that
  trains, as well as entertains here in the
  islands.
• Http//www.ixwf.com/

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Jackass
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What is Jackass?

• MTV television show
• Features silly pranks ridiculous daredevil
  stunts
• Co-produced created by Johnny Knoxville
• MTVs highest rated show for 3 seasons

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WARNING

• THE FOLLOWING SHOW FEATURES STUNTS PERFORMED
  EITHER BY PROFFESSIONALS OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION
  OF PROFESSIONALS. ACCORDINGLY, MTV AND THE
  PRODUCERS MUST INSIST THAT NO ONE ATTEMPT TO
  RECREATE OR REENACT ANY STUNT OR ACTIVITY
  PERFORMED ON THIS SHOW.

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Jackass Incidents

• Stephanie Hodges, 21 year old model of UCLA
• 13-year old Connecticut boy
• Two Kentucky teenagers, 16 - 17 years old

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As a Result

• Due to the recurring incidents and injuries, as
  well as increasing attacks from parents and
  politicians, MTV moved the show from 900 p.m. to
  1000 p.m.

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Street Racing

• A big problem locally
• Target mostly males 15 - 24 years of age
• Why??
• Hobby
• Status
• Money
• Women
• Competition

Information taken from articles printed in the
Honolulu Star Bulletin
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Cultural Influences

• Promotes
• Speeding
• Winning
• Competition

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Media Influences

• Video games
• Movies
• Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
• The Fast and the Furious (2001)
• Car Commercials
• Horsepower
• Acceleration
• TV Shows
• Aggression
• Police chases

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Things Being Done About This Rising Problem

• Hawaii Raceway Park
• Better Law Enforcement
• Family Friends