| Description |
vii, 219 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- 1. Redefining the field -- Media imperialism -- Media -- Imperialism -- Critique and counter-critique -- Media agents for imperialism : media as imperialists -- Conclusion -- 2. Territorial and "free trade" empire building : war by media-sanctioned pretext -- Not always about territory -- "Free trade" imperialism and Mexico -- The imperial status of the USA -- US intervention and the death of democracy -- Communications resistance to empire -- Cold War interventions of the USA -- New rationales for intervention -- The politics of pretext -- Conclusion -- 3. Classic approaches to media imperialism : three models -- Harold Innis -- Herbert Schiller -- Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky -- Conclusion -- 4. Colonial communication reframed -- C.A. Bayly -- Alfred McCoy -- Conclusion -- 5. Selling pretexts for imperial war -- False pretexts for imperial war 1846-1983 -- Operation Desert Storm 1990-1991 -- The Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan 1979 -- 9/11 and the "War on terror" -- The US invasion and occupation of Iraq -- The war on drugs as a pretext -- Humanitarian intervention as a pretext -- Democracy (among other) pretexts in Iraq -- Democracy (among other) pretexts in Afghanistan -- Democracy as a pretext in the "color revolutions" -- Conclusion -- 6. Media and the hybrid pretexts for wars in Libya and Syria -- Democracy, humanitarian interventions and the "War on terror" as pretexts for the invasion of Libya -- Democracy, humanitarian intervention, the "War on terror" and weapons of mass destruction as pretexts in Syria -- The case of chemical weapons -- Conclulsion -- 7. Western media propaganda and Iran's non-existent nukes -- A campaign of imperial war propaganda -- Propaganda strategies -- Questionable sources for questionable journalism -- Conclusion -- 8. Towards digital media empires -- Asia rising -- Empire -- Media and globalization -- News -- Movies -- Television -- Music recording -- Video and computer games -- Computing hardware and software -- IT goods and services -- Wireless -- Advertising -- Copyrights and patents -- ICT industries -- Integrating with global capital -- Conclusion -- 9. Other media imperialisms -- Broad overview -- The post-imperial model -- Strong-weak media market model (United Kingdom and Ireland) -- Strong-weak media market model (Australia and New Zealand) -- Pan-regional model (Arab world) -- Ran-regionalism and the "Korean wave" -- The soft power model -- The soft power model (Xinhua, national news agency of China) -- Conclusion -- 10. Media resisting imperialism -- Weapons of resistance to the British Empire -- British India --- News agencies as resistance : Tanjug, NWICO and IPS -- News agencies : Interfax, political and economic news agency of Russia -- Global broadcasters : Al Jazeera to Telesur -- Movies as resistance : China and India -- Conclusion -- 11. Conclusion -- New directions for the study of media and empire |
| Summary |
How does control of media resources serve political and economic ends? What is the impact of media concentration and monopoly in the era of technology convergence, with not just traditional and 'new' media but also consumer electronics, telephony and computing industries? Revisiting the classic idea of media imperialism, Oliver Boyd-Barrett presents a thorough retake for the 21st century, how structures of power and control still regulate our access to and consumption of the media. It's no longer just Disney and Dallas - it's also now Facebook and Google. Exploring how media corporations and platforms rework economic, business and social questions about the media landscape, the book explains: the historical context of the relationship between media and imperialism ; contestation and collaboration among new media empires ; the passion for social justice that inspired the original theories of media and cultural imperialism, and how it has been embraced by a new generation |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Imperialism -- Press coverage.
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Imperialism.
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Mass media and globalization.
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Mass media policy.
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Mass media -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Mass media -- Political aspects.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
2014940477 |
| ISBN |
9781446268704 (hbk.) |
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9781446268711 (paperback) |
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(ebook) |
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