Courteney Cox in Scream (1996)
TV: The reporters are live there to broadcast news from the heroes of our time: Murderers, thiefs, investment bankers and other criminals.
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Poll: Dangerous Media!
Which medium has the highest potential in triggering violence (rampage killings etc.) and therefore bears the highest responsibility?
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Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Video games - you can shoot people yourself and get away with it! -
Christian Bale and Jared Leto in American Psycho (2000)
Movies, because they aestheticize violence -
Marilyn Manson
Music is a direct way to your heart, and rock/rap songs often have upsetting messages -
Joseph Fiennes stars as William Shakespeare
Books: Don't underestimate the power of words. -
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975)
Newspapers pervert the facts and manipulate you with photos and sensational headlines -
Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
Social Media offer an easy way for gossipping, cyber-bullying and photo/video circulation. -
Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Radio: just think of what Orson Welles achieved with "War of the Worlds". -
Mel Brooks in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Stage plays/Operas/Musicals (can) create a direct communication between performers and their audience. -
Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Media are never to blame for anyone's personal actions.
