In a world that is dominated by screens, it is hard not to be influenced by the various forms of media that exist. As media has become more accessible, it has lost some filters. Violent themes in ...

With recent worry about mass shootings and gun violence in the U.S., one of the questions that always comes up is whether violent media promotes violent or aggressive behavior. This is something that ...

As a researcher of violent video games, there is one question that I am constantly asked: “I’ve played violent video games for years. Why am I not a killer?” My answer is usually pretty simple. You ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- Violence in the media has been a hot topic for decades. In recent years, television shows, video games and more have become less censored and now there is a question that if over ...

On September 23, the FBI released data showing that crime rates, including for violent crimes, have “dropped nationally from 2022 to 2023.” But right-wing media have persisted in their coverage ...

Boys exposed to violent screen content in the preschool years were more likely to become antisocial and violent themselves a decade later, in their mid-teens, a new study shows. Results of new study ...

The FBI on Monday reported that violent crime dropped across the US last year, registering the steepest annual decline in murders in decades. But the report was almost entirely ignored by right-wing ...

Organized violence is set to grow—but the social media-powered mechanisms that expose would-be extremists to threats can also be used to help empathy flourish. This prediction is based on several ...