media studies

media studies

The media have established themselves as mouthpieces and mirrors of social developments for many years. The right to express one's own opinion publicly characterizes the basic understanding of democracy. Especially in current times, the media play an important and sometimes controversial role. Media studies comprehensively deals with all aspects. As a cross-sectional science, various disciplines such as literature, art and theater studies have an influence. Get an insight into the main working areas of media analysis, media history and media theory with the help of our portfolio. If you would also like to publish a document in the field of aesthetics, technology or the history of media studies, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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From the mid-1970s Western societies faced a "long downturn" from a circle of high profits, investment rates and productivity to years of recession and developing widespread unemployment caused by lower profits, investments and productivity. To counter this trend, policy makers in the US and Europe unleashed a vast market deregulation. This work analyzes the role of the media sector throughout this transition period. Neoliberal policies resulted in a breathtaking development of big, transnational media conglomerates and internationalized advertising, thereby triggering...

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