The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and RenewalThis definitive, critical overview of the discipline explains in detail the analytical tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Vincent Mosco defines political economy by its focus on the relationship between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context. |
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... Nevertheless , one cannot identify Norden- streng with a political economy approach as easily as one can with Smythe and Schiller . This is not because Nordenstreng lacked interest in theoretical matters of major concern to political ...
... Nevertheless , one cannot identify Norden- streng with a political economy approach as easily as one can with Smythe and Schiller . This is not because Nordenstreng lacked interest in theoretical matters of major concern to political ...
Page 103
... Nevertheless , like Murdock and Golding , he takes issue with the Frankfurt tradition on this point : the real weakness of the Frankfurt School's original position was not their failure to realize the importance of the base or the ...
... Nevertheless , like Murdock and Golding , he takes issue with the Frankfurt tradition on this point : the real weakness of the Frankfurt School's original position was not their failure to realize the importance of the base or the ...
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... Nevertheless , as Boafo suggests , the outcome reflects not only the power of the West to overturn reform , but also the limits of reform efforts based almost entirely on national sovereignty considerations . Along with Boafo , Ugboajah ...
... Nevertheless , as Boafo suggests , the outcome reflects not only the power of the West to overturn reform , but also the limits of reform efforts based almost entirely on national sovereignty considerations . Along with Boafo , Ugboajah ...
Contents
Mapping the Political Economy of Communication | 17 |
The Political Economy of Communication | 124 |
Rethinking and Renewing the Political Economy | 135 |
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