| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 online resouce (x, 373 pages)) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: beat the press -- Media merger mania: concentration in the media industry -- The Hollywood movie 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. |
| Summary |
Big Media, Big Money is a lively and scathing critique of the contemporary communications industry. With three new chapters on the film industry, the music industry, and "ad creep," the second edition takes a critical look at the ways that mass media and corporations shape our education, entertainment, and culture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mass media -- Economic aspects.
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Mass media -- Economic aspects. |
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Mass media and culture.
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Mass media and culture. |
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Corporate power -- United States.
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Corporate power. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hall, Jeanne Lynn, 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bettig, Ronald V. Big media, big money. 2nd ed. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., ©2012 9781442204270 (DLC) 2011045009 (OCoLC)755698771 |
| ISBN |
9781442204294 (electronic book) |
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144220429X (electronic book) |
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9781442204270 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442204273 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781442204287 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1442204281 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786613634405 |
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