"Should Depictions of Violence in the Media Be More Heavily Censored?" In today's society, the media is becoming more lenient with censoring the violence portrayed in music lyrics or television. The question we need to ask is whether the material shown to younger audiences need to be monitored more closely. Some believe this is having a negative impact on our youth, influencing them to be more violent towards each other. Alternatively, one can argue that …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…banned, preventing the public form knowing the truth by watching the news. In conclusion, I find that the media could be stricter with violence, seeing as violence is so often viewed by children of unsuitable ages. Monitoring what is shown more closely and prohibiting certain things from being seen could do this. If violence in the media is left as it is, it could be seriously affecting society, causing a more violent future for everyone.