COM CO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Denis Mcquail, The New York Times, Market Failure
10 Feb 2017
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Eventually comcast surpassed second-place time warner by 2013 though creating a network of tv, internet, and phone services profiting from subscriptions. In this chapter different aspects of the workings of media corporations are looked at. Social being determines our consciousness: we are gullible to what we see and are force fed information. Government regulation is necessary in order to make sure people don"t go off the wrong path. Economical fundamental infrastructure supports media, that is part of a superstructure which houses ideology. This ideology legitimizes power of ruling class and allows it to oppress. Media is a monopolistic capitalism for which profits>social impact. Possible different interpretation of corporate media by individuals. Examples of modern forms of media e. g. amazon/google. Begin with neither pro nor anti capitalism assumptions. The industry in a way regulates itself, cross- subsidizing as single line productions are rare. Spreading cost over many to reduce that of a single production.
