Big media, big money cultural texts and political economics /

Bettig, Ronald V.

Big media, big money cultural texts and political economics / [electronic resource] : Ronald V. Bettig and Jeanne Lynn Hall. - 2nd ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2012. - x, 373 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9781442204294 (electronic bk.)




Mass media--Economic aspects.
Mass media and culture.
Corporate power--United States.


Electronic books.

P96.E25 / B48 2012

384.0973