Overview
Children are alert to information and images they see in the media. These may graphically influence their view of the world, and not always positively. Graphic images on TV and online can cause anxieties and increase aggressive behaviour, as children role play war games and toy gunfights. Groups denigrated in the tabloid press provide young people with the…
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Looking Out For Others
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Online Opinions
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Digital Footprints
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We Stand up for Others (poster)
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Representation
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The Two Brothers
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