Political Economy of Media Industries - 9781032176741

Taylor & Francis

Political Economy of Media IndustriesGlobal Transformations and Challenges\nAuthor(s): Randy Nichols, Gabriela Martinez\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032176741, 978-1032176741\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a critical political economic examination of the impact of increasingly concentrated global media industries. It addresses different media and communication industries from around the globe, including film, television, music, journalism, telecommunication, and information industries. The authors use case studies to examine how changing methods of production and distribution are impacting a variety of issues including globalization, environmental devastation, and the shifting role of the State. This collection finds communication at a historical moment in which capitalist control of media and communication is the default status and, so, because of the increasing levels of concentration globally allows those s