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Summarize this weeks readings Pose critical questions to explore key concepts and connections to other readings from our course
Media New
Media Imperialism: the process whereby the ownership, structure, distribution or content of the media in any one country are singly or together subject to substantial external pressures from the media interests of any other country or countries without proportionate reciprocation of influence by the country so affected. (Boyd-Barrett, p117)
Media Content
disseminated Visible and invisible influences Shapes the media and gives a political, cultural and economic advantage to the country where the influence is flowing from
Fuchs)
Also, consider when this article was written (Cold war years - 1977)
Imperialism as highest stage of capitalism: capitalism in that stage of development in which themonopolies and finance capitalexport of capitalthe (economic) division of the world among the international trustsdivision of all the territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed. (Lenin, C. Fuchs, p34)
sector Finance capital and information capital Capital export and information industries The economic division of the world and information corporations The role of information in the political division of the world
If media imperialism exists: does it equal cultural dependency according to Boyd-Barrett? How can developed and developing countries counteract media imperialism? Can Fuchs new imperialism exist without media imperialism? How does Fuchs statistical analysis relate to Boyd-Barretts key concepts? How does Adornos critique of mass-media relate to media imperialism depicted by Boyd-Barrett? Have you encountered media imperialism? What is the future of the US media hegemony (ICT, mass media)?