6. Key Visuals identical visual elements across media or news cultures Aftermath of an assassination attempt on US-Vice-President Cheney in Afghanistan
8. Differences in violence news reportings - explicitness Discussion of a Violence-on-TV-Law in Russia since 1998 Dec 98: Oleg Finko, then Head of the Duma-Commitee on Information- and Network Politics, founded a project to reduce violence and perversion on TV … Nov 04: State Duma accepts amendments to a state law that prohibits the depiction of dead bodies, murder scenes and violence on Russian TV from 7AM to 10PM President Putin vetos against the amendments because “the prohibition includes a lot of children films as well as movies about heroic deeds and bravery of our compatriots“ Mai 05: State Duma rejects the amendments and closes the case for further proofs Codes of Practice influ- encing violence intensity? Editorial Guidelines BBC (Great Britain) “ When real life violence, or its aftermath, is shown on television or reported on radio and online we need to strike a balance between the demands of accuracy and the dangers of desensitisation or unjustified distress.“ §11 State Treaty on Broadcasting ARD (Germany) “ Violence must not be played down nor glorified.“