After watching 'The Mean World Syndrome', I am lead to believe that violence in the media does indeed impact the media in a negative way. Violence in the media spreads fear and anxiety, no matter from where it derives from. Copious amounts of violence comes from several sources of news, both local and global, from television dramas, from action and horror and gore movies, and even from newspapers in circulation.
I don't believe consuming media violence can have a positive impact on people - instead I think we become numbed to violence and accustomed to it as a part of every day life. I don't see as many people becoming frightened by it as they are conditioned to seeing it on television and at least knowing how to act in many situations, as well as learning how not to act and taking it as real advice. Truly this subject can go either way, but I believe the results are more negative than not.
I do agree with Gerbner's points for why there is so much violence on television - we don't have a desire to see violence on TV so much as it's easy and simple to produce and circulate. In fact, nonviolent programs are more popular than violent ones, but creating television shows with murder and action doesn't take too much talent, time, or creativity. It's more of an easy-way-out than it is giving the people what they want. The way Gerber put it, it's a "good commodity for global market".
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