Blog Seven

Brief Intro: The standards of media perpetuate the views and concept of societies. It shapes and molds the mass of society into what they are today. One of the factors that facilitate towards society is television. The influence of many that television can provide solely by itself is the act of violence. Dating back to the origin of television, most would inquire: Does the act of viewing violence on television influence the audience to emulate what they are given? The general topic in itself stirs much controversy to those who bear witness. Some would say it does and others would claim otherwise. It may all be a matter of the individual or it may hold true regardless of the individual.
Body Paragraphs
P1:Origins of Television
A-When it began
B-Television shows that were aired
P2:Television shows now
A-Shows that are aired now
P3:Compare and contrast the time periods
A-Show the differences between sex and violence with both
B-Hardly any similarities
P4:Age/Ethnic groups and the demographics
P5:Media and their coverage/influences
P6:Kitty Genovese
P7:Media influences once more
Conclusion:Restate the thesis and positioning.

Trump,Christopher. "The Genovese Syndrome."
Columbia Journalism Review 11.4 (1972): 57-58.
Web. 5 Apr 2011.

This article proves much use towards the paper.In the body paragraph,I will be discussing this briefly.It discusses the media coverage between newspapers based on the murder of Kitty Genovese as well as Robert Krause.The article compares and contrast the newspapers,Daily News and Times, on their media coverage and length of both crimes.Being that one was subjective while the other was objective.The way the articles are covered influences the reader in some type of way,whether it appeals to their taste or otherwise.It also explains the lack of actions taken by those around the victim and suspect as well as the article(s) being published weeks later.The neighbors were aware of what happened but did nothing.This was deemed as the "Genovese Syndrome" or the "Bystander Effect"