e has been an ethical
             concern since its introduction in the first part of the 20th century and
             the early studies of media propaganda in the 1920s and 1930s that followed
             (Brown & Singhal 1993). According to Brown and Singhal, the U. S.,
             Britain, Germany, and Japan employed film and television to support their
             respective military objectives during World War II. Therefore, history
             suggests that the media can be misused to control public opinion; however,
             as Brown and Singhal point out, if all films and television programs with
             persuasive influence were eliminated, there would not be much intelligent
             programming left for viewers to see. Nevertheless, critics maintain that
             popular and successful films and television programs that promote prosocial
             messages such as anti-drinking and driving campaigns can tend to produce
             unanticipated social problems. For example, in the United States, school
             boards and parents continue to debate the underlying logic of distributing
             condoms to teenagers. "Young teenagers and pre-teens
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