ISBN:
0585320675
,
9780585320670
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxiii, 604 p)
,
ill
Edition:
3rd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Communication
Uniform Title:
Who owns the media?
Parallel Title:
Print version Who owns the media?
DDC:
302.23/0973
Keywords:
Mass media Political aspects
;
Mass media Ownership
;
Mass media Economic aspects
Abstract:
This thorough update to Benjamin Compaine's original 1979 benchmark and 1982 revisit of media ownership tackles the question of media ownership, providing a detailed examination of the current state of the media industry. Retaining the wealth of data of the earlier volumes, Compaine and his co-author Douglas Gomery chronicle the myriad changes in the media industry and the factors contributing to these changes. They also examine how the media industry is being reshaped by technological forces in all segments, as well as by social and cultural reactions to these forces. This third edition of
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Rev. ed. of: Who owns the media? / Benjamin M. Compaine ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. 1982
,
Foreword
,
The Newspaper Industry
,
The Book Publishing Industry
,
The Magazine Industry
,
The Television Industries: Broadcast, Cable, and Satellite
,
Radio Broadcasting and the Music Industry
,
The Hollywood Film Industry: Theatrical Exhibition, Pay TV, and Home Video
,
The Online Information Industry
,
Who Owns the Media Companies?
,
Interpreting Media Ownership
,
Distinguishing Between Concentration and Competition
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