The 11 myths of media violence

Current context

Myth 1: Violence in the media does not affect me, but others are at high risk

Myth 2: The media are not responsible for the negative effects of their violent messages

Myth 3: Children are especially vulnerable to the risks of negative exposure to media violence

Myth 4: There is too much violence in the media

Myth 5: Violence in the media reflects violence in society - Myth 6: The media are only responding to market desires

Myth 7: Violence is an essential element in all fiction

Myth 8: Reducing the amount of violence in the media will solve the problem

Myth 9: The First Amendment protects the media from restrictions on violence

Myth 10: The rating systems and V-chip will help solve the problem

Myth 11: There is nothing I can do to make an effect on reducing the problem

Prognosis for improvement.