Media Industry Studies Herbert Hardback Polity Press 9781509537778

Media Industry StudiesAuthor(s): Daniel Herbert, Amanda D. Lotz, Aswin Punathambekar\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509537778, 978-1509537778\nSynopsis\nThe study of media industries has become a thriving subfield of media studies. It already comprises a diverse intellectual history, a range of fascinating questions and topics, and many theoretical and methodological frameworks.\n\nMedia Industry Studiesprovides the roadmap to this vibrant area of study. Blending a comprehensive overview of foundational literature with an examination of the varied scales and sites media industry studies have considered, the book explores connections among research questions, topics, and methodologies. It includes examples from many media industries film, television, journalism, music, games and incorporates emerging scholarship considering the industrial contexts of social and internet-distributed media.\n\nOffering an acco.