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THE WORST SHOW IS. . . : The Parents Television Council has declared Fox's "American Dad" the worst show in what once was called family hour, between 7 and 8 p.m. Central time. The watchdog group says in its annual study of the family-friendly time period - which has been a voluntary concept for the past three decades - that sexual content is up 22.1% since the 2000-'01 season and violence is up 52.4%

For discussion and education purposes only.Greensboro, North Carolina-AP -- A North Carolina fifth-grader has been charged with assault for knocking out a boy in a school bus fight over a snack cake. (snip) ...According to the principal, when the boy sitting next to him asked for a bite, Kevin said no and was smacked in the face with a stuffed Tweety Bird. Kevin hit back, but was slammed against a window and hit in the back. Then he fell in the aisle and was stomped.School officials say when the bus driver pulled the aggressor off him, Kevin was unconscious.

March 11, 2003 Violent Shows Inspire Violence, Study SaysBy REUTERS ASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) — Children who watch violent television shows, identify with the characters and believe that they are realistic are more likely to be aggressive as adults, psychologists reported in a study today. The strongest effects came not from the most violent programs, the study found, but from those that children liked the best, even some that by today's standards would not be considered especially violent. For the study, which appears this week in the journal Developmental Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, the researchers interviewed Chicago-area...

Violence On TV Can Have Long-Lasting Impact Researchers Follow Children Into Adulthood Posted: 7:21 a.m. EST March 10, 2003 Updated: 9:54 a.m. EST March 10, 2003 Violence on TV could have a long-lasting impact in the real world, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that people who watch violent television as children behave more aggressively even 15 years later. Researchers say the study is one of the few TV violence studies to follow children into adulthood. They say the findings hold true for any child from any family, regardless of gender or of...