Some effects of real newsfilm violence on the behavior of viewers

Abstract

Although most of the furor over “television violence” and its effects has been directed toward fictional entertainment programming, much of the violence on the air is found on news programs that report the actual often‐violent environment of today. Does this “real‐life” violence have an effect upon the viewer? Is this effect different from that often claimed for entertainment programming? Does the labeling or narration of a news story affect the perceptions of the audience? Is there a difference in effect between “justified” and “unjustified” violence in television newsfilm? The following study was done with newsfilm supplied through the courtesy of Dr. Frank Stanton and Richard S. Salant of CBS News. The author, who earned his Ph.D. from Ohio University in 1970, wishes also to thank Professors William C. Miller and James A. Anderson for their assistance. Timothy Meyer currently is an Assistant Professor of Speech in Mass Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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