TV, what can it not do?
http://www.onthemedia.org/
On the Media sound clips, 6/10/05:
"Watching television hastens puberty."
"Exposure to positive portrayals of gay characters on TV shows [...] can reduce prejudice among viewers. So TV can make us more sensitive, except when it doesn't.
"The more television four year olds watch, the more likely they are to become bullies at school."
Segment blurb on Web site:
Data Crunch
Conventional wisdom holds that too much TV watching is bad for you. But how bad is it, exactly? And is some programming less unhealthy than others? Luckily, scientists worldwide are hard at work determining the precise effects of television on the human subject. In the interest of keeping listeners up to date with the latest research, we bring you the highlights of the past year in media studies.
On the Media sound clips, 6/10/05:
"Watching television hastens puberty."
"Exposure to positive portrayals of gay characters on TV shows [...] can reduce prejudice among viewers. So TV can make us more sensitive, except when it doesn't.
"The more television four year olds watch, the more likely they are to become bullies at school."
Segment blurb on Web site:
Data Crunch
Conventional wisdom holds that too much TV watching is bad for you. But how bad is it, exactly? And is some programming less unhealthy than others? Luckily, scientists worldwide are hard at work determining the precise effects of television on the human subject. In the interest of keeping listeners up to date with the latest research, we bring you the highlights of the past year in media studies.
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