Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media is a 1988 book by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, in which the authors propose that the mass communication media of the U.S.
Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called “the father of modern linguistics”,
‘ intimidated by right wing pressure groups’
The role of advertising is used by adverts being used to pay off production costs of producing their magazine.
McLuhan coined the expression “the medium is the message” and the term global village, and predicted the World wide Web almost 30 years before it was invented. He was a fixture in media discourse in the late 1960s, though his influence began to wane in the early 1970s. In the years after his death, he continued to be a controversial figure in academic circles. With the arrival of the internet and the World Wide Web, interest was renewed in his work and perspective.
The Medium Is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects, published in 1967, was McLuhan’s best seller,[13] “eventually selling nearly a million copies worldwide.”[71] Initiated by Quentin Fiore,[72] McLuhan adopted the term “massage” to denote the effect each medium has on the human sensorium, taking inventory of the “effects” of numerous media in terms of how they “massage” the sensorium.[j]
Teen Vogue is culturally significant in its marrying of the political with fashion and lifestyle to target a young female audience- Thisarticle focuses on the well known artist Harry Styles, it talks about his sexuality and how he ‘rejects labels’. This would be considered a reactionary article in a teen magazine as it talks about real life issues in society
How is it appealing to the target audience? This would be appealing to a female teen audience because it includes a well known singer who’s audience is usually teen girls as well as Teen vogues
it included stories about fashion and celebrities.
Teen Vogue ceased its print edition and continue as an online-only publication as part of a new round of cost cuts
Teen Vogue’s original price was $1.50
Teen Vogue had 8,341,000 unique visitors in May 2017 and 4,476,000 in 2018. 1.7 percent of their May 2018 audience was 17 or younger, 2.6 percent were 18 to 24 years old
Media concentration / Conglomerates– One big company that owns other companies
Globalisation (in terms of media ownership) – The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
Vertical Integration & Horizontal Integration– A horizontal integration consists of companies that acquire a similar company in the same industry, while a vertical integration consists of companies that acquire a company that operates either before or after the acquiring company in the production process.
Gatekeepers– Someone who controls access to something
Regulation / Deregulation– Deregulation is the process of removing or reducing state regulations, typically in the economic sphere. It is the repeal of governmental regulations of the economy.
Free market vs Monopolies & Mergers– The free market is an economic system which is based on supply and demand that has very little or no government control whereas a monopoly is when a company dominates a certain sector of an industry
Neo-liberalism– this is a form of liberalism that tends to favour free market capitalism.
Surveillance / Privacy / Security / GDPR– General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that states that there needs to be protection against data for all individuals and citizens withing the EU and European Economic Area.
The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $236 million worldwide
It was first released January 6th 2017
It was nominated for numerous awards, including three Oscar nominations and two Golden Globes . It also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Distribution techniques – focus on traditional distribution and exhibition linked to targeted audience.
