In 2008, a new style in Jamaican dancehall music and dance culture known as "Daggering" emerged. Daggering music and dancing, which included lyrics that graphically referred to sexual activities and a dance which has been described as "dry sex" on the dance floor, took Jamaica by storm. The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica was forced to crack down on broadcasting and cable stations preventing them from playing any Daggering content. This article focuses on the subsequent clash between the government and the dancehall, and seeks to identify an appropriate method for monitoring and enforcing these new standards.
"Some aspects of media-government relationships that are explored are mass media ownership policies, and economic, legislative, and physical constraints upon the press." (author)
"This paper examines the struggles of two developing nations as they attempt to define the role of the media in their national development. After sketching aspects of the debate on the subject, the paper focusses on Jamaica and Guyana, looks at their positions in light of some traditional mass communication models, and proposes 'participatory' and 'development' models of communication to express the Jamaican and Guyanese positions." (author)
