Newspaper or magazine articles

Peterson, B. (2007). Protecting our children from harmful media violence. Nation's Cities Weekly, 30(43), 2-12.

In this article, the author explains his opinion that media violence has a great effect on children. His thesis is that policymakers and elected leaders have a responsibility to respond to the problem of violent media. Making the public aware by educating them is his main focus as he believes it will lead to better decision-making by leaders. This is a good article for any journalist interested in opinion on policy making and elected officials. This is an editorial, so it is largely opinion; however, it offers a good starting point for anyone open to ideas regarding policy about media violence.


Richards, R. D. & Calvert, C. (2005). Target real violence, not video games. Christian Science Monitor, 97(173), 9.

Richards, a professor of communication and law at Pennsylvania State University, and Calvert, codirector for the Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment, attack new laws that prohibit sales to "violent" video games to people under 18. There stance is that video games may be violent, but they do not create crime. In there view, video games are not the real reason crime exists and should, for the most part, be left alone. This article is written by two credible sources and is an attempt to debunk the idea that video games cause violence. This would be a great source for a journalist who needed a source that does not think video games cause violence.



Cover Sory, . (2003). Violent music lyrics increase aggressive thoughts and feelings. Media Report to Women, 31(3), 1-2.

This report states that people who listen to violent songs are more likely to have aggressive thoughts. As a cover story for the Media Report to Women, this article is credible and usable for any journalist. It explains how people can create more aggressive feelings if they listen to songs with violent lyrics. It also cites a study by the American Psychological Association that says people will have more aggressive emotions after listening to violent music.