Media Studies A-Level
Curran and Seaton's critique of market power
What Curran and Seaton's critique of market power means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The argument that market pressure can favour concentration, reduce investment in costly public-interest content and narrow the range of voices.
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- Concentration of media power
- Cross-border media ownership
- Deregulation
- Deregulation of media
- Economies of scale and risk spreading
- Effects on audience choice and diversity
- Free market
- Free-market economics
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