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MTV Bans 'Violent' Videos:
By Christopher Sanders
Date: 3/25/2003 9:30 am
MTV has banned music videos it deems to be violent for the duration of the US led military campaign against Iraq.
Attempting to reciprocate the somber mood of their audience, MTV executives told World Entertainment News Network that “videos with words such as ‘bomb,’ ‘missile,’ ‘war’ or other sensitive words in the artist on song title should not be shown.”
“We’re screening videos with an eye towards current events to make sure whatever we play is sensitive and appropriate,” an MTV spokesperson told Pagesix.
Such a broad definition of violence may prove problematic for Hip Hop videos in the vein of Nas’ “Made you Look,” or 50 Cent’s “Wanksta.” Currently, the playlist of MTV’s hip hop video show Direct Effect is relatively benign in respect to the new policy. This will potentially affect Hip Hop videos in the near future.
An MTV spokesperson said, “In common with other broadcasters, I think we should be responsive to audience sensitivity in this time of war.”
AHH Accessories
MTV Bans 'Violent' Videos:
By Christopher Sanders
Date: 3/25/2003 9:30 am
MTV has banned music videos it deems to be violent for the duration of the US led military campaign against Iraq.
Attempting to reciprocate the somber mood of their audience, MTV executives told World Entertainment News Network that “videos with words such as ‘bomb,’ ‘missile,’ ‘war’ or other sensitive words in the artist on song title should not be shown.”
“We’re screening videos with an eye towards current events to make sure whatever we play is sensitive and appropriate,” an MTV spokesperson told Pagesix.
Such a broad definition of violence may prove problematic for Hip Hop videos in the vein of Nas’ “Made you Look,” or 50 Cent’s “Wanksta.” Currently, the playlist of MTV’s hip hop video show Direct Effect is relatively benign in respect to the new policy. This will potentially affect Hip Hop videos in the near future.
An MTV spokesperson said, “In common with other broadcasters, I think we should be responsive to audience sensitivity in this time of war.”
