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Impact of violent
images in Chutti television
S. Hemamalini*, I. Arul Aram and Premalatha Rajan
Department of Media Sciences, Anna University, Chennai – 25,
India.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
malinihema2002@yahoo.co.in. Tel: 9444475962.
Accepted
31 May, 2010 |
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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 production organizations.
Key words:
Ethics, media, violent images, children, behaviour. |
