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020			_a9780415544849 (pbk)
020			_z9780203136225 (ebk)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _dEG-ScBUE
082	0	4	_a302.23 _bHAR _222
100	1		_aHardy, Jonathan, _d1963-
245	1	0	_aCritical political economy of the media : _ban introduction / _cJonathan Hardy.
260			_aOxon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge / Taylor & Francis Group, _cc.2014.
300			_axx, 245 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aCommunication and society
500			_aIndex : p. 235-245.
504			_aBibliography : p. 214-234.
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"--
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"--
650		0	_aMass media _xEconomic aspects. _2BUEsh
650		0	_aMass media _xFinance. _2BUEsh
651			_2BUEsh
653			_bCOMAME _cJune2015
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