Impact of Television on Society
Authors, journalists, and policymakers discussed whether television is demoralizing America. They described studies showing the decline of m… read more
Authors, journalists, and policymakers discussed whether television is demoralizing America. They described studies showing the decline of moral values in television shows in the last forty years and talked about the effects of sexual permissiveness and violence on young viewers. The panelists took questions from the audience. close
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- Jane D. Brown Professor University of North Carolina->Journalism
- Bob Garfield Columnist Advertising Age
- John Leo Editor U.S. News and World Report
- Stanley Rothman Director Smith College->Center for the Study of Social Change
- Barbara Dafoe Whitehead Historian Institute for American Values
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