Research Work Submitted to Mzumbe University – Mbeya Campus College in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor Degree in Laws (LL.B) of Mzumbe University.
This research study was about the display of offensive music on television vis-à-vis protection of children’s morality: analysis of regulating framework in Tanzania. The research examined the impact of offensive music contents to youth and the enforcement of the media service act towards the offensive music videos contents displayed in television. In this study, both primary and secondary data collection tools were used like questionnaire and documentation. Also, the study adopted descriptive cross-sectional design which facilitated obtaining all the required data within a short period and the study had an opportunity to make intensive analysis of specific details which most of the times are overlooked in other methods.
The findings indicate that that exposure to violence, sexual messages, sexual stereotypes, and use of substances of abuse in music videos might produce significant changes in behaviors and attitudes of young viewers. Frequent watching of music videos has been related to an increased risk of developing beliefs in false stereotypes and an increased perceived importance of appearance and weight in adolescent girls. Also, the study revealed that the Media Service At does not conform to the Information and Broadcasting Policy. The law seemed to be weak due to some of the music videos have been barred for violation of the law, some of which bear the same character or even worse are still being displayed on television. This makes the law seems like having double standard or biased to certain people.