Media Studies A-Level
Public interest versus commercial interest
What Public interest versus commercial interest means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Public interest versus commercial interest
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Reference: AQA
The tension between the public value regulation is meant to secure and the market value claimed by media owners and advertisers.
Topics that use Public interest versus commercial interest
- Regulation as summarised by Livingstone and Lunt (AQA A-Level)
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- Citizen versus consumer interest
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- Globalisation
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- Inequality in audience competence
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