Digital media inequalities : policies against divides, distrust and discrimination English 2019
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ISBN:
9789188855107
Publisher:
Nordicom
Pages:
288
Weight:
540 g
Dimensions:
16 x 24 x 2 cm
Book Cover:
Paperback
Thema:
- Media studies: internet, digital media and society
Inequalities are the unwanted companions of media and communication. Traditional analogue mass media were criticized for creating inequalities by being biased, serving hegemonic interests, and accumulating far too much power in the hands of mighty industrial conglomerates. Under the digital regime, most inequalities survived, and new ones occurred. Knowledge gaps transformed into digital divides, news journalism is challenged by social networking sites, and global corporate monopolies outperform national media companies. Algorithmic selection, surveillance, Big Data and the Internet of Things are creating new inequalities which follow traditional patterns of class, gender, wealth and education. This book revisits old and new media and communication inequalities in times of digital transition. It has been written in a collective effort by the members of the Euromedia Research Group.
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