Media Studies A-Level
Gatekeeping and platform power
What Gatekeeping and platform power means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Gatekeeping and platform power
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The continuing professional editorial standards and platform control that still shape much published content and distribution.
Topics that use Gatekeeping and platform power
- 'End of audience' theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 'End of audience'
- Audience participation
- Citizen journalism
- Convergence
- Cross-platform audience behaviour
- Producer–audience boundary
- Prosumer
- Technological convergence
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