Television
By: Emma Bernay, book editor.
Contributors: Berne, Emma Carlson.
Series: Introducing issues with opposing viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
ISBN-13: 9780737738537
Subjects: Television programs -- United States; Television and children; Television broadcasting
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-111) and index.
Table of contents: title: Is television harmful?; title: Television is harmful / Dave Kopel; title: Television is not always harmful / Anna Quindlen; title: Television ads lead to childhood obesity / Steven Gortmaker; title: Television ads are not necessarily responsible for obesity / Douglas J. Wood; title: What is society's relationship to television?; title: Television content should be censored / Tony Perkins; title: Television content should not be censored / Kurt Anderson; title: Television contributes to racial stereotypes / Joel Stein; title: Television is not always responsible for racial stereotypes / Michael Medved; title: Reality TV has positive qualities / James Poniewozik; title: Reality TV generally does not have positive qualities / Howard Rosenberg; title: "Can TV save itself from reality? Please?" Broadcasting and cable, June 14, 2004; title: Who should control television?; title: Cable channel choice should be permitted / Martha Kleder; title: Cable channel choice should not be permitted / David L. Cohen; title: Consumers should be responsible for harmful television content / Mike Conway and David A. Wemhoff; title: Networks should be responsible for harmful television content / Michael Tracey; title: Parents should be responsible for harmful television content / Adam Thierer.