The Political Economy of the Media

These volumes bring together key readings in the political economy of the mass media. The collection provides a set of texts defining, analyzing and explaining the place of the mass media in modern society.

Volume 1 Communism and capitalism: defining political economy
communications and capitalist enterprise
communications, ideology and capitalism
communication and the global order. Volume 2 Communications and the common good: private interest to common goods
public broadcasting and the public interest
policing the public interest
institutionalizing diversity.