The second edition of The Political Economy of Communication substantially revises and
updates the 1996 first edition. I decided to write this book because the field has grown …

What is it like to work in the media? Are media jobs more 'creative'than those in other
sectors? To answer these questions, this book explores the creative industries, using a …

Donald Trump, the Arab Spring, Brexit: digital media have provided political actors and
citizens with new tools to engage in politics. These tools are now routinely used by activists …

Understanding social media requires us to engage with the individual and collective
meanings that diverse stakeholders and participants give to platforms. It also requires us to …

I would like to acknowledge the support of people who have helped me in the development
of The Creative Industries, Culture and Policy. Thanks to my colleagues in the Creative …

How the media are organised and funded is central to understanding their role in society.
Critical Political Economy of the Media provides a clear, comprehensive and insightful …

Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the
analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information …

In 1977, Dallas Smythe published his seminal article Communications: Blindspot of Western
Marxism (Smythe 1977a), in which he argued that Western Marxism has not given enough …

■ This article argues for the need of Critical Internet Theory. It outlines how such a theory
operates by the example of the role of gifts and commodities in the Internet economy. It is …

This article identifies the primary features of what we term “critical media industry studies,”
emphasizing midlevel fieldwork in examining media industries and delimiting new ways of …