Groups agree media has negative impact.
For the first time in history, the nation's top medical societies all agree there is a negative causal connection between violent programming and aggression in children. The summit, held July 26, was arranged by Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., who has long sought to get Hollywood to voluntarily reduce the amount of violence in films, TV, video games and music recordings. Violent entertainment affects children in a negative way. The joint statement points out that more than 1,000 studies have been conducted on the effects of violence on children. For Brownback, there is a parallel with the tobacco-health problems connection.