{"product_id":"critical-political-economy-of-the-media-an-introduction-communication-and-society-9780415544849","title":"Critical Political Economy of the Media An Introduction Communication and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow the media are organised and funded is central to understanding their role in society. \u003ci\u003eCritical Political Economy of the Media\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear, comprehensive and insightful introduction to the political economic analysis of contemporary media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics covered include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emedia ownership and financing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enews and entertainment \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cl\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jonathan Hardy’s book deals in a highly astute manner with the question: How are the media shaped by and shaping capitalism and power structures? It is an excellent resource for scholars, students, activists and citizens who are interested in the critique of the political economy of the media and who want to understand what informational capitalism is doing to us and how we can politically resist it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Fuchs, Professor of Social Media, University of Westminster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Questions about the arrogance of media owners, the pervasiveness of advertising and public relations, the failure of regulation, and the pressures on public cultural institutions, are once again rising to the top of the agenda for debate. Jonathan Hardy’s timely intervention provides an admirably clear and accessible introduction to a tradition of inquiry, critical political economy, that has always placed these issues centre-stage. Anyone seriously interested in unpicking the ways media are shaped by the shifting play of power between corporations, governments and civil society will find this book an indispensable guide.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Murdock, Professor of Culture and Economy, Loughborough University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The critical study of the political economy of the media has never been more important. Jonathan Hardy provides an excellent overview of this vital perspective in a book that should become a key text in media and communication studies.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJanet Wasko, Professor \u0026amp; Knight Chair in Communication Research, University of Oregon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003ci\u003eJames Curran \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Mapping approaches and themes \u003c\/strong\u003e1. What (is) political economy of the media? 2. Paradigms of media power: liberal and radical perspectives on media processes 3. Media cultures, media economics and media problems \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Critical investigations in political economy\u003c\/strong\u003e 4. Concentration, conglomeration, commercialisation 5. Political economy of the Internet and digital media 6. Marketing communications and media 7. Globalisation, media transnationalisation and culture 8. Media convergence and communications regulation \u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Interventions and Change\u003c\/strong\u003e 9. Media power, challenges and alternatives Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/l\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090686374231,"sku":"9780415544849","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415544849.jpg?v=1762273085","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/critical-political-economy-of-the-media-an-introduction-communication-and-society-9780415544849","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}