Media, Economy and Society: A Critical Introduction

The only textbook that provides students with a critical introduction to the analysis of the media and communication in relation to capitalism. The book is suited to a variety of modules, including Media Economics, Political Economy of Communication, Media, Culture and Society, Critical Media and Communication Studies. Introduces a variety of methods and approaches. Each chapter is structured to include an overview of key points addressed in the chapter, plenty of contemporary examples and tables to elucidate the topics discussed, and are supported by further reading and exercises allowing students to apply these methods to concrete cases and examples.