Mainstream Media Mass media is sometimes used as a synonym for "mainstream media", which is distinguished from alternative media by the content and point of view. Alternative media are also "mass media" outlets in the sense of using technology capable of reaching many people, even if the audience is often smaller than the mainstream. ...
This is especially true of cartoons, toy commercials, and music videos. ... Just asking children how they feel after watching a violent TV show, movie, or music video is enough to move them from their innocent dream world into reality. Finally the easiest and most simple way to keep children away from excessive media violence is to teach them alternatives to violence. ...
Women were used to sell cars, cigarettes, clothing, and music especially hip hop music. ... Women of all races are being objectified in videos from other genres such as rock, alternative, pop, reggeaton, and reggae. ... Certain consequences haven't been linked to rap music or provocative/ negative images of women but it do not mean that this type of media is not affecting everyday people. ...
Music is something we cannot live without. Music itself contains different moods and emotions. It is through music that we turn to for relaxation, while others choose to express themselves by making music. ... There are censorship boards in the States but most of these radical bands produce their records with underground labels that bypass the censhorship authorities.3 Therefore music produced by these bands do not make it on radios and other mainstream medium. ...
It is also important to note that in some cases, it is in-fact a positive ethical decision to view content through alternative avenues, as a protest to creators or texts that may be morally questionable. ... It is these creative cultural products such as television shows, music and films that are the main concern for policy makers attempting to target piracy, as 'the less creative and more factual a work, the greater the chance of a finding of fair use of the work' (Cummings, Gunnells, 1287). It is in these realms of television, film and music that copyright laws are far more re...
Whether the method of communication is a television in a home or restaurant, downloadable phone applications, car radios and music in stores, or computers at work, we are surrounded by media and search tools that can lead to any genre of specific content. ... Commonly, teenagers implement use of multiple media methods at any given time (e.g. listening to music while on the internet) (Escobar-Chaves, 2005), resulting in a higher rate of exposure to sexual content. ...