Media Column

Two new television shows examine the impact on children of violence--on the street and on screen.

The Nickelodeon cable channel looks at the topic of television violence in a special edition of its "Nick News'' show, entitled "Are You What You Watch?'' The half-hour show was to air Oct. 18 at 8 P.M. (Eastern and Pacific times). It will also air next week on the 169 regular television stations that carry "Nick News'' in syndication.

The special includes interviews with network executives and the children's-TV advocate Peggy Charren. The newswoman Linda...