media industry

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    • Baudrillard
      • He claims that the amount of information made available by theexplosion of media outlets conceals the fact that real knowledgeremains denied to most of us. What he calls the “knowledgeimplosion” holds that more information actually destroys trueknowledge.
    • Curran and Seaton
      • Explored the issues of power and regulation within the media
      • They argue that the media is driven by a small number of companieswho are driven by the logic of profit and power. Curran and Seatonpropose that this limits or inhibits variety, creativity and quality
      • This model explore the illusion of freedom that prosumers andcontent creators – while it is true that anyone can create and publish,it is still very difficult for them to reach an audience. The apparentfreedom of the internet helps to obscure the real power of mediaconglomerates.
    • Livingstone and Lunt
      • think the needs of a citizen are in conflict with the needs of the consumer, because protection can limit freedom
      • They noticed that regulating media to protect citizens from harmful content can limit freedom of expression.

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