Media Studies A-Level
Independence from state and commercial pressure
What Independence from state and commercial pressure means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Independence from state and commercial pressure
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Reference: AQA
Whether debate stays independent of both state and commercial pressure, rather than being narrowed by commercial or state-controlled communication.
Topics that use Independence from state and commercial pressure
- Regulation as summarised by Livingstone and Lunt (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Citizen versus consumer framing
- Citizen versus consumer interest
- Contested purposes of media regulation
- Contested regulation
- Globalisation
- Inequality in audience competence
- Jurisdiction
- Livingstone and Lunt on regulatory strain
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