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¶ … television on moral values has been extensively studied by social scientists. In 2007, a national cultural survey commissioned by the Culture and Media Institute (CMI) indicated that the news and entertainment media destructs the nation's values. A Gallup Poll on American's Confidence in Institutions (2007) confirmed some of these results. The CMI survey, reported that "74% of Americans believe the nation's moral values have declined over the past twenty years, and large majorities hold the media responsible for contributing to that decline" (Iyebote, 2007). It, further, observed that only 7% of those surveyed believed that the entertainment industry had a positive impact on values 73% believe that the moral impact is destructive, whilst 54% compared to 11% of Americans believe that the news portrayed by TV corrupts moral too (ibid.). Similarly, the National Cultural Survey affirmed that "large majorities of every significant demographic category of American adults believe the media are harming the nation's moral values." (Iyebote, 2007).
Whilst John Paul II condoned television for certain...
What was once considered morally wrong is now considered tame, and frequent viewing of these scenes can, certainly, affect ideologies, thoughts, and action. More than one teen murder, for instance, has been definitely linked to television viewing (which, often, shows kids graphically how to employ weapons). On the other hand, Munro (1979) states that it is not TV depictions of violence that instigate the violence. Rather, already unbalanced people can, by viewing these portrayals, be encouraged to actualize their aggressive tendencies.
Others are, however, less certain about the extent to which television news effects morals, and ironically enough it was Pope John Paul II who, in his 1994 message on Communications Day, stated that television could serve as a positive value agent. Two of the major positive values that he saw from television were its ability to bring the family together, and its spectrum of educational offerings.
Television may positively affect moral values…
References
Iyebote, F. July 3, 2007, 'Media Harm Nation's Moral Values'. Accuracy in Media. Web. http://www.aim.org/briefing/media-harm-nations-moral-values/
Munro, C.R. 1979. Television, Censorship and the Law. Saxon House, Teakfield Limited.
Paul II, J. 1994. Television and the Family: Guidelines for Good Viewing.[Online] Available at: http://www.latin-mass.org/television_and_the_family.htm
Spigel, L. (no date). Family on Television. [Online] Available at: http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/FhtmlF/familyontel.htm
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