Ronald V. Bettig, Jeanne Lynn Hall

Big Media, Big Money

Cultural Texts and Political Economics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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, entertainment, and culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• 2nd Edition
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 622g
• ISBN-13: 9781442204287
• ISBN-10: 1442204281
• Artikelnr.: 34382972

Autorenporträt

By Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction: Beat the Press Chapter 2 Media Merger Mania:
Concentration in the Media Industry Chapter 3 The Hollywood Film Industry:
Do We Really Need It? Chapter 4 The Music Industry: The Payer Calls the
Tune Chapter 5 The News and Advertising Industries: All the News That Fits
Chapter 6 Ad Creep: The Commercialization of Culture Chapter 7 The
Commercialization of Education: Students for Sale Chapter 8 Media and
Democracy: Taking it to the Streets Acknowledgments