Sentence examples for violent programming from inspiring English sources

Violent programming has had a desensitising impact on viewers.

Moreover, Fox and other outlets are trying to wean themselves from violent programming, using reality-based television as a substitute.

In 1975 the chairman of the FCC, Richard Wiley, reportedly encouraged the networks to limit violent programming to time slots after 9 00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

That measure, sponsored by Senator Ernest F. Hollings, Democrat of South Carolina, directed the commission to ban violent programming during hours children most watch television if the commission's study found that the V-chip was not effective.

Yes, they want to watch violent programming like "Dragon Ball Z" and "Digimon," and on the rare occasion they do happen to watch an episode, they are filled with fear when they go to sleep at night.

Surveying the vast literature on the impact of violent programming on children, Ms. Heins grudgingly concedes that such fare can have "imitation" effects, but even so she rejects all efforts to control it.

Mr. Mugabe's violent program of land reform has taken a toll on the country's ability to feed itself.

With his popularity waning, Mr. Mugabe has carried out an often violent program of land reform in which black squatters have taken land by force from white farmers.

It is the kind of problem the president loves to address -- the way he has promoted school uniforms to improve classroom discipline and V-chips to block violent programs on television.

In a randomized trial, the children who watched less violent programs and whose parents paid closer attention to what the children were watching were less aggressive than those in a control group, and they scored higher on "measures of social competence" as much as a year later.

The negative effects of violent television, such as an increase in criminal behavior, are well-documented (ScienceNOW, 28 March), as is impaired recall for commercials shown during violent programs.