The Peace Channel Violence and the ability of children to have access to it on TV, in the comfort and security of their homes, has become a fairly common situation in most societies of our world. Research has shown that TV and movie violence could lead to aggressive behaviour in some children.
Children spend a considerable amount of their time in front of the TV screen from a young age.
In addition to their family surroundings, school and friends, they are being influenced by the broadcast content. In recent years violence on television has increased dramatically. Following this trend has been a dramatic increase in violence in Western societies amongst young people. The harmful effects of TV violence on children can be reduced by educating them about the difference between movie fiction and real violence. Peace 2000 is to produce a range of material to be shown on television in a campain against violence Young Viewer Alert - Short infomercals to be distributed to television networks and video film distributors to be inserted prior the screening of a feature film containing violence.