Media Studies A-Level
Institutional rules, routines and gatekeeping
What Institutional rules, routines and gatekeeping means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Institutional rules, routines and gatekeeping
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Work is organised through established bodies with rules and routines, such as studios, broadcasters and regulators, whose gatekeeping constrains individual creativity.
Topics that use Institutional rules, routines and gatekeeping
- Media industries (AQA A-Level)
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- Audience maintenance
- Circulation
- Commercial funding
- Conglomerate ownership
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- Diversification
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