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This essay is focussed on the debate of violence within the media and the effects of the images portrayed to children. The two main pieces of work considered for this essay are Video Violence and the Protection of Children in 1994 by Professor Elizabeth Newson and Young Offenders and The Media also in 1994 by Professor Tim Newburn and Ann Hagell. ...
The evidence from this report gained enormous media attention due to the fact that the report was published only shortly after the end of the trial of two ten-year-old boys who had killed the two-year-old Jamie Bulger in 1993. ...
Overall the Newson report is an argument for the protection of children regarding exposure to violence from the media and relevance to amongst a few mainly the Bulger case, this being her biggest piece of evidence throughout the report. There are multitudes of professional people and agencies aligned throughout this article backing up her opinion, which is one that the media and the parents alike should take responsibility for their actions of permitting violence to be viewed. ...
In contrast Newburn’s research does not rely on the roles of professionals rather it is based on researching into what school children and offenders (including those convicted of violent crime) watch on television, videos, cinemas, computer games and also their reading habits. This covers the whole of media attributes within societies reach. ... Whereas the main aim of Newson’s report is to protect children, Newburn’s aim is to gain an insight into the media habits of young offenders thus rather less forceful than Newson’s argument as Barrie Gunter Head of research for the Independent Television Commission states about Newburn’s report as “purely descriptive analysis. ... They are more forthcoming though in exactly what they wanted to protect children from, which was “fear, and potential delinquents from anti-social influence” (Ferman 1994:cited in Newburn and Hegell: x) it also continues to say “It would be a failure in responsibility if we did not investigate such links …” (Ibid) Thus so far these organisations are in agreement with Newson, yet it does however go on to say that “assumptions about media influences that are founded on flimsy or distorted evidence… do little to advance the debate in any useful or meaningful sense.” (Gunter 1994:cited in Newburn xiv)
It is tempting to assume blame of delinquency on the media such as in the Bulger case, but the argument continues to say that delinquency is a social problem and it has been around in “British history when there was no such ready explanations.” (Ferman 1994:cited in Newburn and Hegell: x) As the opening of Newson’s article jumps straight into the description of the Bulger case and follow ups from differing stories around the world to emphasize the point of mimicry of violent acts.
Approximate Word count = 2340
Approximate Pages = 9.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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