Turow, Joseph2023-05-222023-05-2219852008-01-17https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/2011A national survey of mass media scholars was conducted to answer the question, "What impact do you believe television has on children? The 486 scholars' beliefs are provocative, indicate a disparity exists between published empirical reports and the personal beliefs held by scholars and suggests a research agenda for future mass communication research. Perhaps most interestingly, a negative relationship was observed between academic publication and perceived negative consequences of television.This article was published in Communication Research Reports, 2006, © Taylor & FrancisMass CommunicationArticle