es subconscious approval to commit crime. "It's a very subtle thing, but a young girl posing suggestively in a revealing bikini can send out the wrong message," Glaser says. He adds, "I don't blame the advertising industry, but feels it fuels the fire when it comes to pedophilia." (Holtzman 243) Also, many newspapers have recognized the attractiveness of sexual aggression as crime news, and therefore as prime news, lately. "While comfortably hidden under the cloak of objective crime reporting, sexual violence can be endlessly exploited for its titillating value, its crypto-pornographic quality and its sexist slant." (Holtzman 324) As rape and sexual assault became a more serious social problem in the 80's, this prime news story has helped many papers to sell more copies in the competitive news market, while creating an impression of responsive and responsible reporting. Authors Gail Dines and Jean M. Humez alleged: "Newspapers are adept in sensing issues that arouse general interest and they then subtly alter the terms of the debate to achieve the end result of selling newspapers and making a profit… There is a thin line when it comes to educating the public on a problem, or exploiting it for its shock value." (Dines and Humez 293) Although this is a horrible exploitation, there is yet another form of media even farther reaching than broadcast TV that rivals this problem. Viewed as an invaluable resource instrument, the Internet is the worst for having excessive sex in the media, as it is not regulated. All of the other forms of broadcasting have some form of committee or association that analyzes and approves all ads and shows before they are released to the public. With the Internet, there currently are no effective ways of suppressing or regulating the content. There are programs such as Net Nanny that will not open sites containing certain material, but what's stopping a kid from going over to a friend's house, or ...
