Industries Flashcards
What theorists are relevant for industry questions?
Curran and Seaton - relevant to the ownership and control of any media industry studied.
Livingstone and Lund - relevant to regulation.
Hesmondhalgh - study of any cultural industry.
Power and media industries - Curran and Seaton
The idea that the media is controlled by a small number of companies primarily driven by the logic of profit and power
The idea that media concentration generally limits or inhibits variety, creativity and quality
Regulation - Livingstone and Lunt
The idea that there is an underlying struggle in recent UK regulation policy between the need to further the interests of citizens (by offering protection from harmful or offensive material), and the need to further the interests of consumers (by ensuring choice, value for money, and market competition)
Cultural industries - David Hesmondhalgh
The idea that cultural industry companies try to minimise risk and maximise audiences through vertical and horizontal integration, and by formatting their cultural products (e.g. through the use of stars, genres, and serials)
