The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University
CMPA is a nonpartisan research and educational organization which
conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media.
conducts scientific studies of the news and entertainment media.
Entertainment Studies
Media Monitors
TV Goes PG But Movies Are Still R Rated:
Changes in Sex and Violence in Popular Culture 1998-2001
March/April 2002Merchandizing Mayhem:
Violence in Popular Entertainment 1998-1999
September/October 1999
Full Reports
Hollywood Cleans Up Its Act
Changing Rates of Sex and Violence in Entertainment Media
March 2002Images of Government in TV Entertainment
The Rude and the Crude
Profanity in Popular Entertainment
December 1999Merchandizing Mayhem
Violence in Popular Entertainment
September 1999Don’t blink: Hispanics in Television Entertainment
April 1996A Tale of Two Minorities
Black and Hispanic Characters in TV Entertainment
May 1994A Day of Television Violence
Black and Hispanic Characters in TV Entertainment
June 1992