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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452360203321

Autore

Bettig Ronald V

Titolo

Big media, big money [[electronic resource] ] : cultural texts and political economics / / Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2012

ISBN

1-280-65747-2

9786613634405

1-4422-0429-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HallJeanne Lynn <1958->

Disciplina

384.0973

Soggetti

Mass media - Economic aspects

Mass media and culture

Corporate power - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: beat the press -- Media merger mania: concentration in the media industry -- The Hollywood film industry: do we really need it? -- The music industry: the payer calls the tune -- The news and advertising industries: all the news that fits -- Ad creep: the commercialization of culture -- The commercialization of education: students for sale -- Media and democracy: taking it to the streets.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span style=""padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;""><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Big Media, Big Money</span><span> 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. </span></span></span>