Panic Attacks: Debates About Violence and the Media

PANIC ATTACKS - DEBATES ABOUT VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA with DVD Panic Attacks enables students to make and articulate informed decisions about the media they use and the public debates surrounding them, focused on violence in the media. * A case study of Popcorn, Ben Elton's acclaimed novel and play, which dramatises key issues in the debate. * A range of non-fiction resources for information writing, structured debate, and argument. * Case study material covering the debates around a variety of media. * Simulation and production exercises, writing and ICT tasks and coursework assignments. The accompanying 80-minute DVD includes a range of interviews with producers, regulators, and critics and Ben Elton to generate opportunities for debate, argument writing and language study.