Children and Media Violence

The thematic focus of the Yearbook 1998, rests on research concerning the influences of children’s exposure to violence on television. Articles discuss findings on children and televised violence resulting from research undertaken in different parts of the world. A number of shorter articles describe the media landscape as it relates to children in a variety of countries. The documentary section presents statistics on children and the media, international declarations and resolutions, regulations and measures, and a selected bibliography.

Content

Foreword

Preface I
Henrikas Yushkiavitshus

Preface II
Nils Gunnar Nilsson

Children and Media on the UN and UNESCO Agendas

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Three Articles Concerning the Media

Children and Harmful Influences from the Media. The Significance of the UN Convention
Thomas Hammarberg

The Child and the Media. A Report From the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Thomas Hammarberg

Youth and Communication
Carlos A. Arnaldo, Åsa Finnström

Children and Violence on the Screen – Research Articles

Introduction
Cecilia von Feilitzen

Children and Television Violence in the United States
Ellen Wartella, Gunhild Agger, Nancy Jennings

The Nature and Context of Violence on American Television
Barbara J. Wilson, Dale Kunkel, Dan Linz, W. James Potter, Ed Donnerstein, Stacy L. Smith, Eva Blumenthal, Mike Berry, Joel Federman

A Review of Research on Media Violence in Japan
Sachiko Imaizumi Kodaira

Children, Media and Aggression. Current Research in Australia and New Zealand
Kevin Durkin, Jason Low

Fighting Against Television Violence. An Israeli Case Study
Dafna Lemish

What Do We Know About European Research on Violence in the Media?
Olga Linné

Why Do We Watch Television Violence? Argentine Field Research
Tatiana Merlo-Flores

The UNESCO Global Study on Media Violence. Report Presented to the Director General of UNESCO
Jo Groebel

Children’s Media Situation – Research Articles

Children’s Voice in the Media. A Study of Children’s Television Programmes in Asia
Anura Goonasekera

Media Influence and Chinese Urban Children’s Ethics Development
Sun Yunxiao

Children and Electronic Media. An Australian Perspective
Stephen Nugent

An Overview of Children’s Broadcasting in South Africa
Nadia Bulbulia

Children and the Media in Flanders. A Brief Overview
Keith Roe

Media in the World

The Global Audio-Visual Media Landscape
Robert Lamb

Statistics

Television and Video
Children's & Youth's Television Programmes
Cinema Screens
Personal Computers and Internet Users
Telephone Main Lines and Internet Host Computers
Interactive Entertainment Software Retail Sales Value
Radio Broadcast Stations and Radio Possessions
Books Titles Published
International Entertainment Companies (Top 50)

Children in the World

Statistics

Children in Different Regions
Demographic Indicators
Education
Working Children

Children's Participatation in the Media - Some Examples

UNICEF Media Activities for Children Children’s Express, UK/USA
Participatory Techniques in Nepal
Implementation of the UN CRC and the Role of Radio
Radio Gune-Yi, Senegal
Radio to Reach Young People in Denmark
French Pupils Produce Radio Programmes
Introducing Children to Journalism and Media, Argentina
A Pedagogical Kit for Learning About Television, Brazil

International and Regional Declarations and Resolutions – Children and Media

Bratislava Resolution
The Children’s Television Charter
The SADC Children’s Broadcasting Charter
Asian Declaration on Child Rights and the Media
Africa Charter on Children’s Broadcasting

Regulations and Measures

Regulations and Measures Concerning Visual Media and Child Protection. An Overview of Europe, North America, Australia and Japan
Titti Forsslund

The Children’s Television Charter. Assessing the Feasibility of Global Consensus for Television Policy
Joanne M. Lisosky

Bibliography – Children and Media Violence Research. A selection (1970–)
Authors of the Research Articles