Violence in the media

Encourage our Children The media has exploited violent and unlawful acts entirely too much. Whether on television or the front page of the newspaper, stories of crimes and violence are broadcast in an almost glorified manner to our society, and more importantly our children. But where are the positive headlines that advertise the good actions taken by our world? Most of the time you will only find them in small print at the bottom of …

…for doing the right thing. However, if we continue to over-publicize and make light of serious violent acts, we could find ourselves living in a world full of hate and violence. The time has come and the choice is to be made. How will our children go about getting their “candy” in the future? Our media has the power to influence that choice. The answer may lie on the front page of tomorrow’s newspaper.