ABC's Jake Tapper Covers the NIMF Annual Report Card

December 5, 2007
In a well balanced video report, Jake Tapper of ABC News looks at criticisms leveled against the video game industry in yesterday's Video Game Report Card. 

Meanwhile Chicago's ABC-7 offers a pretty straightforward piece which mentions the Report Card in relation to game ratings issues.

Comments

Maybe I missed something. I didn't see much about balance in showing the opposite view besides the fact that kids just say that it doesn't look that real.

I like how Lieberman can't pronounce "desensitized."
Otherwise, this was a pretty well-balanced report. Props to ABC.

Nice. I so want to see what JT says about this!

Not a lot of "expert" info, but I did like the interview with the kid who talked about "not going and getting a gun". Honestly, I don't think people give the average kid enough credit when it comes to making decisions about violence.

Darn you ABC!!!!!!!

Stupid Windows Media Player... ADOPT MPEG4 already dangit!
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From ABC7:

"If you see a youth come and play a video game that's mature, then they go on the street and trying to act out the violence, whether kicking, karate, that's the disturbing part about it," said Jeff Sadowski, Valentine Boys and Girls Club.

Dear god, you mean they actually GO OUTSIDE and PLAY after playing a video game? Who are these freakishly active children? ;)

Heaven forbid they act out moves. Next thing you know little kids will be tying towels around their necks and running around going "woosh", pointing their fingers at each other and going "bang bang", and who knows, some of the crazier ones might put on an *astronaut helmet*. GASP!
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*laughs* Ah isn't it great that kids as young as 13 have a better handle on this than elected representatives of a nation? This really is a generation gap thing isn't it?

@chuma

Yes, yes it is. This has always been a generation gap thing.

Asking the kids are the best expert advice ever.

Sence THEY are the one's that Everyone. (Politians.) are worried about.

IT shows that kids are smarter then politians think.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the new suppose to be fair and balanced?

The first one was objective while the second blamed the industry for stupid parents.

@ LightWarrior

Its not their fault. You have to have your brain sucked out to be a politicians.

they kids they showed didn't come off nearly as bad as normal news reports and mentioning that the games aren't going to cause problems in normal people is a great step forward too.

plus saying parents get a "C" right before showing one with no clue was good. didn't their report say the majority of parents can't understand the rating labels but the parents get a damn "C"?

I know it's been mentioned but like....this report card really has no merit or legal standing...it's just a watchdog group trying to pressure others.

NIMF is so stupid
The grades are so stinkin biased
I shall go play Halo

Kids aren't as defenseless and naive as politicians make them out to be. Give them some credit where it due.

The kids are smarter then the politicians and the special interest groups. Wow how scary that is.
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