Political economy of
the media
Political economy has core concepts for the media such as,
ownership, control, regulation, audience labour and surveillance. In the media
there is nothing natural about society, the media manipulates to receive as
much profit and views. There are gatekeepers for the political economy which
are the mass media, they decide what information is shared but once again it
all depends on the money.
If the mass media gatekeepers viewed a program and a member of
the public thought it was inappropriate, the gatekeepers would call this
negative feedback “Flak”. Constructive criticism is always good but the mass
media shouldn’t be receiving “Flak” because they are the gatekeepers, who are
there to protect society of what we are and aren’t allowed to see. The mass
media are controlled by money, they sell audiences to programs to receive bulk
profits.
Investigative
Journalism
Some say that investigative journalism is in-depth
journalism, it deeply digs into a public interest issue and pulls out
interesting, true facts. Investigative journalism requires a whole lot of
research and in a way investigate journalism is like being a detective because
you have to go out on field and find the facts yourself, so that you know they
are credible. Also important factor within investigative journalism is that it
needs to have a public interest.
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