MEDIA OWNERSHIP SOCIOLOGISTS Flashcards
(18 cards)
Who argued there’s high concentration of ownership in British newspaper industry?
Curran
Who argued no one has a monopoly of power in the news?
Jean Blodel
Who found how The Sun has moven from being an unsuccessful socialist newspaper to a successful right-wing tabloid?
Whale
Who found that BBC features conservative politicians twice more than the Labour ones?
Berry
Who found that because 500 journalists were embedded with the troops during the Iraq war, there was one-sided reporting?
Trowler
Who found that the newspaper portrayed miners strikes the way that people belived the miners were responsible?
GUMG
Who argued the media is an ideological instrucment justifying class inequality?
Miliband
Who analysed the British press and found 4 periods of owner intevention?
Curran
Who found that the r/c control the w/c thrpough bread and circuses?
Marcuse
Who argued that the media owners create false needs?
Marcuse
Who argued that media owners produce content that benefits capitalism?
Curran
Who argued media content supports the interest of the powerful because of the backgrounds of m/c journalists. They think it ‘appeals to all’
GUMG
Who argues that the media sets the narrow agenda?
GUMG
Who argued that owners, journalists and editors are all a part of the establishment?
Owen Jones
Who argued that there’s been switch from manufacturing-based modern societies to postmodern with postindustrial service-sector economies?
Strinati
Who argued we no longer watch tv but tv wacthes us - no distinction between active and passive audiences?
Baudrillard
Who argued media messages are polysemic and can be interpreted differently?
Trowler
Who argued that due to participatory culture there’s an information explosioin?
Jenkins
