VIOLENCE, MEDIA AND SOCIETY media

Mass media reach and affect millions of people everyday with their communication networks. The effect of mass media on society can be clearly seen nowadays. Visual media and printed press both have a significant role in the spread of violence. This situation brings a question to our minds: Do we realize the violence in the world more with the contribution of mass media or mass media have nothing to do with the condition? Many research show that less or more, media have an important role on the level of violence in society.
It seems clear that the mass media cannot be the cause of violence but there is definitely a relation between violence in mass media and violence in the society. Obviously, media contribute to the spread of violence since it has a great influence on the audience. The aggressiveness of the audience is increased and sensitivity to violence is decreased. Besides, impact of media personalities and heroes is not negligible.
Moreover, the audience, divided int...