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Selective reporting to blame for videogame vilification?

December 22, 2007 in News comments 7

With reports of violent videogame-related incidents picking up pace in recent times, are videogames really to blame or is the media merely highlighting tenuous aspects for the sake of blatant sensationalism?

Journalists bashing videogames and gaming for the sake of sensationalist press is becoming a worrying trend that must be thrilling the world’s anti-videogame activists as they look to tie gaming to the behaviour of dangerously imbalanced sociopaths.
mistermostyn via gaming.monstersandcritics.com »
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  • 1
    Final Blade Dec 22, 07
    Of course its the media. They like to stir shit up so people can talk about it and give them notice. Its no different to what Jack Thompson does with games, he wants to be in the spotlight. He likes the attention.

    I dislike the media they're always up your grill.
  • 1
    Sphinx Dec 22, 07
    I agree, people have always been committing messed up violent crimes, its not a new thing. Its just that videogames are now being used as a scapegoat, rather than looking at the real issue - which is that the people committing these crimes are simply messed up in the head.
  • 1
    Slumpy monkey Dec 22, 07
    Yea the media is a desiving little bitch. They always twist things just so they get some sales.
  • 1
    Bale Fire* Dec 22, 07
    Notice whenever there is a article claiming weren't the cause of something or that video games are healthy it never breaches the News. But if someone is blaming something on video games or a new study claims video games are unhealthy it appears on every channel
    • 1
      Slumpy monkey Dec 22, 07
      so true so true.

      Also, How many bloody reports are there?!? every day you hear" new reports sugessts....video games are to blame"
      • 1
        Ameer Dec 22, 07
        I could write a two paragraph leaflet on the evils of gaming and release it online and it would make the news.
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    Murray3 Dec 23, 07
    I am a hardcore gamer, my younger brother hardly plays video games, I am non-violent unless really annoyed, he has an extremely short temper and hits people for accidentally stepping on his toe etc.

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