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050	0	0	_aP96.E25 _bH37 2014
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084			_aPER004030 _aSOC052000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aHardy, Jonathan, _d1963- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aCritical Political Economy of the Media : _bAn Introduction.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group, _c2014.
264		4	_c©2014
300			_axx, 245 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCommunication and society
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 214-234) and index.
520			_a"How the media are organised and funded is central to understanding their role in society. Critical Political Economy of the Media provides a clear, comprehensive and insightful introduction to the political economic analysis of contemporary media. Jonathan Hardy undertakes a critical survey of political economy scholarship encompassing worldwide literature, issues and debates, and relationships with other academic approaches. He assesses different ways of making sense of media convergence and digitalisation, media power and influence, and transformations across communication markets. Many of the problems of the media that prompted critical political economy research remain salient, he argues, but the approach must continue to adapt to new conditions and challenges. Hardy advances the case for a revitalised critical media studies for the 21st century. Topics covered include: media ownership and financing news and entertainment convergence and the Internetmedia globalisation advertising and mediaalternative media media policy and regulationIntroducing key concepts and research, this book explains how political economy can assist students, researchers and citizens to investigate and address vital questions about the media today"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"Critical Political Economy of Media provides a clear, comprehensive and insightful introduction to the political economy analysis of contemporary media. Political economy approaches argue that to answer some of the most important questions about communications in modern life we need to examine how media services are organised, provided and paid-for. Jonathan Hardy undertakes a critical survey of political economy scholarship encompassing worldwide literature, issues and debates, and relationships with other academic approaches. He assesses different ways of making sense of media convergence and digitalisation, media power and influence. Many of the problems of the media that prompted critical political economy research remain salient, he argues, but the approach must continue to adapt to new conditions and challenges. Hardy advances the case for a reflexive, revitalised critical media studies for the 21st century. Topics covered include: - media ownership and financing - news and entertainment - convergence and the Internet - media globalisation - advertising - alternative media and policy Explaining key concepts and research, this book illustrates the vital contribution of critical political economy for studies in media and communications, and demonstrates how political economy can assist students, researchers and citizens to investigate and address vital questions about the media today"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aMass media _xEconomic aspects.
650		0	_aMass media _xFinance.
650		7	_aPERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. _2bisacsh
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