Media Flashcards
What is media
The means of communication to the public via newspaper, radio, news etc
what is the concentration of media ownership
The trend of fewer individuals having increasing ownership in the mass media
what have media companies become
.become transnational
more diverse
what is high culture?
cultural aspect that are well respected in their aestheticness
, mainly consumed by those in an upper class e.g Opra or ballroom
what is Popular culture?
linked to passive and unchallenging entertainment which is aimed at the lower classes and targets a large group of people, “dumbed down”
What are Plurist belifs on global / popular culture
They believe that there is a wide range of media available .
They believe that media is market driven (supply & demand)
No such thing as POP/Global culture
What does Tominson believe
Beieves that globilasation doesn’t involve different critical imposition from the western world, he belives that anyone can pick and mix from either local or global culture.
what is agenda-setting
what is a moral panic?
how do owners control the media
