04128cam a2200421 i 4500 10628 10628 18064009 OSt 20200923152147.0 140311t20142014enk b 001 0 eng 2013048470 9780415544832 (hbk) 9780415544849 (pbk) 9780203136225 (ebk) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc P96.E25 H37 2014 302.23 23 PER004030 SOC052000 bisacsh Hardy, Jonathan, 1963- author. Critical Political Economy of the Media : An Introduction. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014. ©2014 xx, 245 pages ; 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Communication and society Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-234) and index. "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"-- Provided by publisher. "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"-- Provided by publisher. Mass media Economic aspects. Mass media Finance. PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 2020-09-23 00:00:00 005537 0 P 96/ HAR 1437526729068 C1 2020-09-23 BK 0 lcc 0 0 0 GIJ GIJ REF 2020-09-23 2020-09-23 00:00:00 005538 0 P 96/ HAR 1437526729075 C2 2020-09-23 BK 0 lcc 0 0 0 GIJ GIJ REF 2020-09-23 2020-09-23 00:00:00 005539 0 P 96/ HAR 1437526729082 C3 2020-09-23 BK 0 lcc 0 0 0 GIJ GIJ GR 2020-09-23 2020-09-23 00:00:00 005540 0 P 96/ HAR 1437526729051 C4 2020-09-23 BK 0 lcc 0 0 0 GIJ GIJ GR 2020-09-23 2020-09-23 00:00:00 005541 0 P 96/ HAR 1437526729112 C5 2020-09-23 BK 0 lcc 0 0 0 DCS DCS REF 2020-09-23