LO6: Revision - Media Effects - Passive & Active

LO6: Revision - Media Effects - Passive & Active


The Grand Theft Auto series is infamous for its use of violence, drugs and sexual content and many media organisations have criticised it for its use of these and have linked it to many violent crimes. They blame Rockstar, the creators of the game for influencing people; this links to Adorno & Horkheimer’s “Hypodermic Syringe” theory that implied that the media has a negative impact on the general public and mass audiences believe everything they see and hear.