MediaForum (Formerly MediaNet)

The site includes the research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about social, economic and policy factors around media's influence in the lives of children and families.
http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/Media/

Facts About Media Violence and Effects on the American Family

Research data tracking television viewing habits and behavior patterns, population/homicide rate data, cartoon violence, video games, internet, music, lyrics and potential adverse effects of excessive exposure to media.
http://www.babybag.com/articles/amaviol.htm

The Media Theory Site

Materials about the mass media and its relationship to people's identities, gender, sexuality and behaviour.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/

Casandre Cohn - Essay

An in-class essay on Media Violence asking the question: Does Media cause violence in our society?
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/ccohn01/inclass.html

Media Violence and Media Literacy

An article from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Some Things You Should Know About Media Violence and Media Literacy.
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/media.htm

Media Watch

Information at this site about membership in MediaWatch, using the media effectively to promote issues of interest, talking to children about violence and sexism in the media, and a wealth of other useful resources.
http://www.mediawatch.ca/

About-Face!

About-Face questions and satirizes negative and demeaning images of women in society.
http://www.about-face.org/

Student Safety on the Information Highway.

Detailed articles for teens and children about issues and ways to handle problems on the internet.
http://www.4j.lane.edu/safety/

Violence In The Media (Community Learning Network)

This CLN menu page provides links to Media Studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson plans) in the specific topic of violence in the media
http://www.cln.org/themes/media_violence.html

Ten Things Wrong With the Media 'Effects' Model

Chapter of a book, written by Dr David Gauntlett of the University of Leeds, criticising studies of media effects. [Legally reproduced on the Web by the author].
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/ics/theory/effects.htm

The Hidden Hand of Violence {Freedom Magazine}

The divergent scenes in society's seemingly random patchwork quilt of senseless youth violence contain a common thread.
http://violence.freedommag.org/page02.htm

Violent Media is Good for Kids

Author Gerard Jones argues that violence in videogames and other media give children a tool to master their rage.
http://www.motherjones.com/reality_check/violent_media.html

Children and TV Violence

Reviews studies on the affect of TV violence on children.
http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm

MediaChannel.org: Media Mayhem

Debates whether violent media creates a violent culture or whether society avoids its real problems by blaming the media.
http://www.mediachannel.org/atissue/sample3/

TV News and the Culture of Violence

Examines the role television news plays in an increasingly violent society. From Rocky Mountain Media Watch.
http://www.bigmedia.org/texts6.html

A New Approach to Covering Crime

Explores how newspapers can more effectively address the issue of violence. From the Nieman Foundation.
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/98-4NRwint98/Stevens.html

Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children

Federal Trade Commission report regarding the marketing of violent materials to children by the industries of motion picture, recording, and electronic games.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2000/09/youthviol.htm

The Lion and Lamb Project

National grassroots initiative providing information about the effects of violent entertainment, toys and games on children's behavior.
http://www.lionlamb.org/

Marketing Violence to Kids

Introduces government of whether producers of violent or adult music, movies and video games are targeting kids in their advertisements.
http://www.connectforkids.org/benton_topics1544/benton_topics_show.htm?doc_id=14587

Essay on Media Violence

Includes articles on media violence and video games.
http://homoecumenicus.com/essay_ioannidis_media_violence.htm

National Institute on Media and the Family

Offers a number of resources including movie, television and video game content ratings, media awareness programs and helpful hints for parents to evaluate their media use.
http://www.mediafamily.org

Violent Entertainment

Resources from Reason magazine countering the attacks on violence in popular culture.
http://reason.com/bi/ftc-violence.shtml

The Violence Formula

Explains how to analyze for violence in TV, movies and videos.
http://www.medialit.org/focus/viol_home.html

Brutality Isn't Child's Play

Group of individuals and organizations who are concerned about the degenerative effects of media violence on children.
http://www.bicp.org/

Violence, Public Health, and the Media

Topics: The Problem of Violence, Media and the Social Agenda, From Public Opinion to Public Judgment, Understanding the Problem, The Search for Solutions, The Media as Part of the Solution, Conclusion, and Endnotes. Source: Margaret Gerteis,Annenberg Wash
http://www.annenberg.northwestern.edu/pubs/violence/