don't you think that US is the greatest exporters in media world?? (7th entry, 8th week topic)

Reference:

-       Michael Jackson’s death 2009 June 26^th

-       The Jakarta Post; Friday, June 26^th 2009 (Indonesian English Newspaper)
Michael Jackson dies in LA hospital (Copied from The Associated Press, Los Angeles, US)

-       MTV Asia (Entertainment TV in Asia)

 

As had been known, Michael Jackson is the “King of Pop.” He had been knows even from generations to generations. He died when he was 50 because of the cardiac attacked, that is believed was told by the doctor because when Michael Jackson reached the hospital, there was nothing much that the doctors in emergency unit could do. Songs lovers, especially pop music lovers, should be pretty shocked and sad about the lost of worldwide “King of Pop.” (2009)

This is a shocking news currently especially for the music mania, where the news is spread all around the world. This example is taken from the concern of the Globalization of Mass Media. Basically Globalization of Mass Media can also means that issues can be send to another countries because the emerging of mass media. It is also can be referred as competitive process by which media companies attempt to acquire a larger share of the profits available in the international market, that can be expressed with what The Jakarta Post (Indonesian Newspaper in English language) in the article of “Michael Jackson dies in LA hospital “that is posted in June 26^th 2009 edition, that is basically copied by the article from The Associated Press, Los Angeles, US. This can be happened because of the contract that is usually done for some period of times by both of the parties; therefore, whenever there is news that can be copied, both parties will help each other thus one party can have the same news as the other party in different country. Even just hours after the news was knew publicly, MTV Asia already broadcast the sad news in today’s (June 26, 2009) news.

 

There are some limitations in the global media export industry, because of the difference in cultural background, language, and government restriction (politics, economics); thus government plays a crucial role to limit and control what is flow to the country. Nevertheless there is also censorship agent in a country to see what is acceptable to be shown publicly and what is not; this censorship will depends with the culture of the country, background and history of the country itself too. In Michael Jackson’s death issue, there is no issue that needs to be censored from public; thus we can still know and well informed about the news.

 

The US has been the most dominant country to export media towards other countries. This can be shown with the success of Michael Jackson, the African American “King of Pop.” Although Asian has the fastest growing of media, especially in India with all the serials they have, but that does not take US position to be the most exporters. We already know Michael Jackson since we were young, even when he was still had the black skin color and his original African American face. This also still happens in nowadays condition; models, actresses, actors, singers from the US are usually easier to reach Asian market rather than Asian public figure(s) get accepted in the US.

The globalization of mass media also affects me because most of the films I watch come from the US, no matter whether it is a serial TV series and also all the movies. Although we already have our local channels and serial TVs and movies, I still watch those TV series and movies that are produced in the US although some of them cannot be accepted, if we want to base it with our cultural background. What about your view for it? Do you have other view for this issue?