Senior Project Online Source #4-5

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Television Violence: A Review of the Effects on Children of Different Ages
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Wendy L. Josephson
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Media Awareness Network
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Media Awareness Network
Date Page was Last Revised	2010
Date You Read It	February 8, 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/research_documents/reports/violence/tv_violence_child.cfm

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Children that are up too 18 months "can pay attention to an operating television set for short periods of time" but takes a great deal of effort.

Though it is not fully researched why children "imitate behaviour from television" there are evidence that shows they do.

Today on TV there is an "unfortunate lack of non-violent educational and entertaining programming" for young children.

When a parent interacts with their kids it can "reduce a preschooler's aggression".

The "viewing patterns children establish as toddlers" can affect how they watch television throughout their lives.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 
The article explains the bad effects of television on infants and young children. It is to aware the public and parents how to restrain their children from watching television and why. The development of children is critical at the youngest period and television can influence a lot on them.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?  

The author is Wendy L. Josephson and she has a PH.D. 

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

  It is to be simply informative and to aware the public.

 

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 
I see a little bias in the writing because it does not support any good things about television.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does not site any references in her writing but it does not take away any credibility. 

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I will use this information to take notes on all the affects and facts of television and incorporate it to my answer to my question.

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Children and TV Violence
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry -Harper Collins
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Date Page was Last Revised	March 2011
Date You Read It	February 14, 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_and_tv_violence

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Children in America watch an "average of four hours of television" everyday.

Children who watch a lot of violence on television "gradually accept violence as a way to solve problems".

Television is a "powerful influence in developing value systems" in young children.

Today most of "television programming is violent" and is open to many children who watch it.

The longer children are exposed to violence it "causes greater aggressiveness" in young kids.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

This article explains how television today is mostly filled with violence. Violence from television can influence a lot on behavior and development for young children. But it provides parents with tips and advices that can prevent the harmful influences of television.

 
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry is a non profit organization that has members who are psychiatrists and help to give information on illnesses and more.

 

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
This article is just informative and the author has no gain from writing it.
 

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 
It favors only the bad effects and influences that violence on television has on children.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does not specifically cite any references but includes all information is owned and distributed. It does not take away any credibility.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I will use the information in how violence affects children from television to incorporate it in my answer to my question on the effects of television on children.