Sunday, January 17, 2010

Media Impact


I've chosen to propose a media research project on the effect of music. I believe that music effects people more than movies, television, books, magazines, etc. A reason for this is because there are certain types of songs that can put you in a different mood relating to how you may feel. If someone was in a sad mood, they would listen to a song that will cheer them up or a song that they can listen to because the lyrics relates to the way they are feeling. I can analyze that many people will agree with me.
Songs that speak about violence, sex, and being under the influence also puts a big effect on audiences. Whether it's about love, violence, etc, I believe music has a huge effect on the way people may react.
From mixed-effect model, no matter what a type of song and what it speak about, audiences and fans who listen may be influenced by the combination of media. If it's about violence, audiences may react as what they hear without even having to watch the music video. Therefore they are experiencing desensitization because they follow the majority of other audiences who are influenced by the music.

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