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Understanding Media Industries

ISBN: 9780195397673 | 0195397673
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 2/2/2011

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
This is an introduction to the media industries, a topic that sometimes has its own course but is also incorporated into courses on media criticism, media literacy, and even a basic mass media course where the instructor wishes to teach from topical paperbacks as opposed to a big textbook. The book examines the influence of media industry organization and practices on society; at the same time, it offers students pursuing both scholarly and professional careers related to the media industries a comprehensive overview of how the industries work,... MORE
Prefacep. vii
Key Concepts in Media Industry Studiesp. 1
Media Industry Mandatesp. 2
Technological Conditions of the Media Industriesp. 4
Regulation of the Media Industriesp. 65
Economic Conditions in Media Productionp. 95
Creative Practices and Roles Involved in Making Mediap. 17
Distribution and Exhibition Practicesp. 145
A... MOREp. 165
The Growth of the Symbolic Economyp. 181
Digitizationp. 203
Globalizationp. 227
Glossaryp. 249
Indexp. 267
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Timothy Havens is an associate professor in the Department of Communication Studies and in the Program in African American Studies at the University of Iowa. Amanda D. Lotz is an associate professor of Communication Studies at the University of Michigan.


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