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Panelists debate role of violence in media (Springfield, Mo. News-Leader)

The media should consider offering an alternative version of its news products that wouldn’t contain as much violence, a panelist suggested Thursday at Missouri State University’s Public Affairs Conference.

“There would be a good audience for a different kind of news broadcast. Not the biggest audience but a good audience,” said Joanne Cantor, director of the Center for Communication Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.