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Hi,

I’m a first year student at Birmingham City University studying Media and Communications (Music Industries) and would really appreciate some help on a research report I am currently doing.

I am looking at the representation of rock and metal music in the media and how this representation differs between popular media (tabloid newspapers, the news, popular music websites/magazines) and specialist media (music magazines/websites that specifically focus on rock and metal music.)

I am interested in hearing the opinions from fans of a range of genres of music as to whether they feel it is appropriate for rock and metal music to be publicised as widely as other genres of music and why it is often negatively portrayed in the media.

For examples please look at articles on websites such as The Daily Mail ('Why no child is safe under the sinister cult of emo', 'Girl, 13, hangs herself after becoming obsessed with Emo 'suicide cult' rock band') in comparison to articles on the websites for Kerrang!, Rocksound and Metal Hammer.

Please let me know any thoughts you have on:

• Why the different forms of media portray this type of music so differently?

• The Daily Mail articles suggest that listening to this type of music is dangerous and can be linked to suicide rates – should a specific genre of music really be blamed for this?

• If you agree with The Daily Mail articles, should this genre of music not be publicised in the media? Where do you draw the line of how widely it should be publicised?

Just to let you know that I will be referencing everyone anonymously in my research report (person a, person b ect.) and it is strictly for educational purposes – no-one will read the report except me and my tutor. If you are happy to help me out and share your opinion please do so below or in a private message if you would prefer!

Thanks for your help