TV News Coverage of Proposed Massachusetts Law

GamePolitics has just tracked down a WCVB-5 news report which aired prior to last week’s video game hearing before the Judiciary Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature.Prominently featured is Dr. Michael Rich (left), director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston. Dr. Rich, who has previously been critical of the potential “training” capabilities of the Nintendo Wii controller, alternately refers to violent games as “killing simulators” and “murder simulators.”Oddly enough, also located in Boston is Dr. Cheryl Olson of Massachusetts General Hospital. Her upcoming book Grand Theft Childhood, reports that playing violent games can be a non-threatening source of relaxation for 12-14-year-olds.We wonder if these Boston healthcare professionals with seemingly opposite views are in communication with one another?