Streaming Violent Genres Onine: Visual Images in Music Videos on BET.com, Country.com, MTV.com, and VH1.com

With its high level of interactivity, the Internet may intensify the effects associated with exposure to media violence. A study is presented that examines violent content in music videos on four leading music television network websites. It explores the level and characteristics of violence in onli...

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Published in:Popular music and society 2004-06, Vol.27 (2), p.221-240
Main Author: Aikat, Debashis "Deb"
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth
Internet
Music Television
Music Videos
Psychological Development
Statistical Analysis
Teenagers
Television Networks
Violence
Web Sites
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Summary:With its high level of interactivity, the Internet may intensify the effects associated with exposure to media violence. A study is presented that examines violent content in music videos on four leading music television network websites. It explores the level and characteristics of violence in online music videos, including the nature and number of violent acts, their duration, and types of weapons featured. It also examines the duration of the online music videos, the gender of artists performing in them, and their narrative-performance visual forms. Music videos generally are designed to appeal to the interests of adolescents and young adults, groups particularly vulnerable to media violence.
ISSN:0300-7766
1740-1712