Challenging the Myths of Media Violence

Center for Media Literacy: Empowerment Through Education


This article originally appeared in Issue #63 / Fall 1993

Topic / Subject Area:
	Violence in the Media
	Ethics / Character Education
	English / Language Arts
	Social Studies
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Challenging the Myths of Media Violence

By Rosalind Silver

Author:
Rosalind Silver, who started as a volunteer writer for Media&Values magazine in 1983, was named editor in 1989 and continued on staff until the magazine ceased publication in 1993. She holds an MA in Journalism from the University of Southern California. She is a copy editor on the Press Telegram, Long Beach, California.

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