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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"political economy of the media"”.
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The Rise of Independent Bookselling in China
This thesis is concerned with the rise of independent booksellers in China since the late 2000s. Drawing on the findings of a qualitative study I conducted with 55 independent booksellers between 2014 and 2015, I argue that independent bookselling in China is an economic activity politicized, and …
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Egypt's Unresolved Media Transition: A Comparative Analysis of the Role of the Egyptian Press Amid Political Turmoil.
… dating from June 30th, 2010, a few months before the January 25th, 2011 revolution, when Egypt was under the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak, to June 30th, 2015, two years after the events of June 30th, 2013, and a year into the rule of President AbdelFattah El-Sisi. The comparative …
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Authenticity, Commodification of the Self, and Micro-Influencers: An in-depth analysis into the online identity construction of South African micro-influencers within the Western Cape
The aim of this paper was to engage with the ways in which micro-influencers within the Western Cape construct their online identities on Instagram. Theories of critical political economy of the media, self-branding, and the commodification of the self were applied to the context of …
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The role of the Romanian press in reporting political corruption
This research investigates the role of the Romanian press in reporting political corruption. It argues that as a part of a Romanian society tolerant to corruption, the Romanian press manages to report corruption but fails to be part of the solution to the corruption problem by holding the political …
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Chile’s market orientated model of public television
The main objective of this dissertation is to provide a comprehensive picture of the evolution and current performance of the market-oriented model of public service television in Chile. The focus is largely on the commercially-funded state owned television network, Television Nacional de Chile …