Scared, sleepless and hostile:
Children, violent/frightening media
and public policy
Tuesday 1 March 2011
NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre
37 Reservoir Street. Surry Hills, NSW 2010
This conference attracted an audience of over 100 people from a broad cross-section of professions, including health, education, family services, classification and media organisations.
The history of media violence research has been full of controversy. Is the jury still out, or have we been ignoring evidence of damaging mental and physical impacts of scary and violent media on children and young people? Is it time to act? Can our regulatory/ classification systems become more effective in protecting children and in supporting parents?
At this conference leading researchers reviewed the research evidence in these fields, the present structure of classification and ratings systems, and discussed recommendations for change
Speakers included Professors John P Murray, Douglas Gentile and Ed Donnerstein from the USA, and Australians Dr Wayne Warburton, Dr Sarah Blunden, Richard Eckersley, and Professor Elizabeth Handsley. They presented, and promoted discussion on, violent and frightening media, impacts on children's sleep and anxiety levels, and policy responses including evidence-based classification systems. Prof Alan Hayes, Director of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, chaired the conference which was opened by Dr Lance Emerson, CEO of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and the Media (ARACY).
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