David Hesmondhalgh (British sociologist and Professor of Media, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds ) is among a range of academics who critically analyse the relationship between media work and the media industry. In his seminal book- The Culture Industries.

‘the distinctive organisational form of the cultural industries has considerable implications for the conditions under which symbolic creativity is carried out’

 in an article he wrote with Banks (Banks, M., & Hesmondhalgh, D. (2009). Looking for work in creative industries policy. International Journal of Cultural Policy. Saying…’there must be serious concerns about the extent to which this business-driven, economic agenda is compatible with the quality of working life and of human well-being in the creative industries.‘