Grade 8 Position Paper: Violence in Media

This links to a list of articles about violence in the media. Not everything will be relevant to your research question, so read summaries carefully.

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The link will take you to a page that collects both sides of the issue, and a lists of article about it.

This link takes you to a page with opinions and articles on violent media.

The Teen Health and Wellness database is a good resource for lots of health issues that affect teens. This article is on violence in the media. It is several pages long, so be sure to look at the table of contents for the article on the left sidebar.

List of articles from The Conversation Africa.

"The Conversation Africa is an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community, delivered direct to the public."

This article from Student Science News argues that violent video games does not make teens more violent.

This article, from the American Psychological Association, presents the official view of that organization on the effects of violent media on children and teens.

Type "violence in the media" on YouTube and you get lots of videos from all sides of the issue. Not all will be relevant to your assignment. Watch carefully and apply PAARC to each video, especially the P for purpose and the A for authority.