Big media, big money : cultural texts and political economics

Big media, big money : cultural texts and political economics / Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall.

Big Media, Big Money is a lively and scathing critique of the contemporary communications industry. With three new chapters on the film industry, the music industry, and "ad creep," the second edition takes a critical look at the ways that mass media and corporations shape our education, e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bettig, Ronald V.
Other Authors: Hall, Jeanne Lynn, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2012.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Mass media > Economic aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Corporate power > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Media & Communications.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Telecommunications.
Corporate power
Mass media and culture
Mass media > Economic aspects
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: beat the press
  • Media merger mania: concentration in the media industry
  • The Hollywood film industry: do we really need it?
  • The music industry: the payer calls the tune
  • The news and advertising industries: all the news that fits
  • Ad creep: the commercialization of culture
  • The commercialization of education: students for sale
  • Media and democracy: taking it to the streets.

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