Media Studies A-Level
Ownership and control of the cultural industries
What Ownership and control of the cultural industries means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Treated by Hesmondhalgh's account as a central feature of how media is produced and circulated, namely this concentration of ownership.
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- Audience interpretation and local adaptation
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- Commodification
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- Convergence
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- Global flow of media products
- Hesmondhalgh's account of cultural industry structure
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