Need For Media Education Research Articles

An Analysis of Violent Content on Chutti TV in Tamil Nadu, India

abstractThe paper presents the impact of violent content on Chutti TV, a channel targeting children. Chutti TV is a Tamil channel that has a wide viewership among children in Chennai, the state of Tamil Nadu in India; as Anintha Sarkar (2009), a member of the indiantelevision.com, states Sun TV’s grip down South India extends beyond general entertainment audiences. The two-year-old kids’ channel Chutti TV has grabbed a 60 percent share in Tamil Nadu while global brands Disney XD and Cartoon Network fight hard to crack that market with their localised versions. Weekly taping comprised an average of seven hours on weekdays, including Saturdays and Sundays. The total hours taken for this study comprises 1,088 hours. In case of re-runs, which occur frequently on Chutti TV, analysis from the data of the original air time and date was counted. Any missing episode was replaced with the next new episode after the end of the study period. Specified programmes, which were taped for content analysis, were coded. Five programmes were taken for the study that comprises ‘Jackie Chan Adventures’, ‘Dora the Explorer’, ‘Max Steel’, ‘Avatar’ and ‘He-man’ telecast on Chutti TV. The study highlighted the violent content and also suggested the need for media education in schools, proper guidance of parents, and basic ethics for the production organisations.

Impact of Violent Images on Children-A Study of Chutti Television Programmes

The paper presents the impact of violent images in Chutti TV on children. Chutti TV is a Tamil channel, which has wide viewership among children in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It examines the relationship between exposure to absorption of violent images and its understanding among children. It also concludes that it is hard to find appropriate relationship between depiction of violent images and violent behaviour among children. Specific vulnerabilities and of course the way of living finds a place in the reasons catering to the violent behaviour among children. The direct relationship between the violent images and the viewers is taken into consideration related to nightmares, restlessness and attitudes towards such types of images. The study suggests the need for media education in school, proper guidance of parents and also basic ethics for the programme production organisations.

Messages of Child Drowning Prevention

Background : Drowning remains the second leading cause of injury-related death among children ages one to 14 in the United States. The media, such as newspapers, and health professionals often have the opportunity to disseminate drowning prevention tips, such as those presented in the Safe Kids campaigns. This study sought to understand the print media’s inclusion of water safety and prevention message in stories related to child drowning. Methods : A content analysis was conducted to identify the inclusion of prevention and water safety messages with child drowning and near-drowning incidents reported in newspapers from the Midwest US. Results : Newspaper articles including specific prevention and water safety messages within the text were identified. About 50% of the child drowning articles did not contain a prevention or water safety message. At least one of the four primary safety messages proposed through Safe Kids was present in 29.52% of the reviewed articles, however, only 5.29% of the articles included all four water safety messages. Entrapment was noted in 3.52% of the articles; only one article (0.44%) contained a message advocating for policy change. Conclusions : Drowning or near-drowning incidents provide an opportunity for the media to educate the public regarding drowning prevention and water safety. The lack of prevention information included in such articles suggests a need for media education on the benefit to accompany child drowning stories with appropriate prevention messages. KJM 2009; 2(4):87-91.

A study on the need for media education and its direction in religious organizations. - Focusing on Christian Protestantism -

A study on the need for media education and its direction in religious organizations. - Focusing on Christian Protestantism -