How Does The Media Affect The Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic controls its media and laws. American media do not have any legal control on the Dominican Republic, but there is still an influence from the United States. Globalization and American media is affecting the social and economic perspective in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is benefiting from globalization in a positive and negative way. Dominicans are accepting and resistance to globalization. The Dominican Republic society is reflecting changes with the effects from globalization and the United States.
American media does not have legal control over the Dominican Republic but according to the Contemporary Dominican Republic website, there were a change in Dominican Republic laws influence by the Americans.
The website rough guides reported that in the Dominican Republic, you would be able to find one station for American pop music and eighty television channels half in English and the other half in Spanish. In addition, you would be able to find subtitles, CNN, sport channels and American networks. If you do not have cable, you will be able to see old American cinema with subtitles. Furthermore at the airport, you will be able to find Miami Herald, The New York Times and at bookstores, you will find the Newsweek. According to Baker, Andy from Washington Post there was two American invasions in the Dominican Republic. Baker states that 90 percent of Dominicans have demonstrate pro-American sentiments today. This pro-American sentiment is reflect in the Dominican society where American logos, America Media and globalization are emerging. I agreed with Alejandra Baez on the post on the “American invasions” that Dominican economy depends on the United States. The cause of this situation started with American invasions where Americans took control of the Dominican Republic. The effected is how the Dominican Republic is still being influence by Americans and globalization. The cause continued with Dominicans becoming part of the Central American Fee Trades Agreement, which affected their
Dominican women are still facing inequality and their situations are getting worse. The Dominican Republic is making resistance against women stereotypes, discrimination, murders, and child exploitation in the Dominican Republic. Olivia Marple expressed that the living cost in the Dominican Republic increased once the value of the Dominican peso decreased. Dominican peso value was one factor that forces women to find jobs. Olivia Marple discussed that male chauvinism exist in every part of the Dominican Republic and this factor is causing violence and murders against women. Dominicans males are creating violence against women because women are becoming independent, and Dominican males are realizing that they are losing control. Olivia Marple stated that globalization had caused the Dominican Republic to become a “sex tourism hotspot for foreigners.” The factor that is influencing this situation is legal prostitution. This factor is also creating sexual exploitation of children and violence towards Dominican woman. The only ones that are benefiting from legal prostitution is the government because legal prostitute is getting tourist attention. While the society especially children and women are being impact in a negative way. The Dominican Today website reported that the Dominican