Media Capital Research Articles

Disrupting the Neoliberal Capitalist Media Agenda in South Africa:

Neoliberalism has been described as the most successful ideology in world history (Anders-son 2000). This has, in turn, impacted the modern media by dumbing down its public interest role, through cultivating concentrated media ownership patterns, which has produced hyper-commercial and elitist-driven content. This paper has the broad aim of provoking discussions and debates both for the Global South and Global North geospatial locations grappling with these neoliberal consequences, by considering what systemic alternative(s) to capitalist me-dia can be considered. It specifically explores the return of the anti-capitalist alternative media to South Africa’s print media terrain to function in a developmental role. With the aim to dilute the neoliberal capitalist nature of its media that has effectively perpetuated the dominance of the elite class at the expense of citizen-oriented and public interest imperatives (Govenden 2022). It furthers this argument by also comparatively drawing on two BRICS country case studies from Asia i.e. China and India.

Alternative Media: Free from State, Market, and Capital(ism)? On the Antagonisms of Alternative Media and the Alternative Economy

This work discusses the potentials, limits, and problems of alternative media in capitalism. It compares alternative media to commercial media and public service media. A model is introduced that compares commercial and non-commercial media projects. Its dimensions are the economy, work, production, and communication. Dilemmas of alternative media are analysed. As an example, a conflict at the Austrian free radio station Radio Orange is analysed. The paper discusses the political economy of alternative media. Alternative media such as free radio stations have set out to do media in a way that is different to capitalist media. In this context, the role of the audience as media producers and the rejection of the market, capital, and commodities are important aspects of alternative media. The analysis shows the problems and antagonisms that non-commercial, alternative media face in capitalist society. They struggle to establish independence from markets, capital, and the state. They face the problem of how to deal with these antagonisms which results in the alternative between adopting to capitalist pressures or operating as small-scale niche alternatives with small audiences and precarious labour. The paper concludes that material aspects and the political economy of alternative media need to be taken seriously. Not selling commodities and not paying wages puts many alternative media at a disadvantage vis-à-vis commercial media.

A new framework for the analysis of media systems and media organisations

This article asks: How can we best conceptualise and analyse media systems and media organisations today? A discussion of approaches to media systems and organisation analysis shows that many of them seem to assume the correctness of Francis Fukuyama’s claim that liberal democracy has after the breakdown of the Soviet system been universalised. This article argues that the contemporary world situation shows that Fukuyama’s concept of the end of history is wrong and that we, therefore, need to rethink approaches to media systems and organisation analysis. This article introduces one such approach that is based on a concept of society that argues that all social systems and organisations have economic, political and cultural dimensions and that there is an antagonism between self-management and alienation. The article builds on and extends a typology of media organisations introduced by Colin Sparks. It introduces a systematic model of 12 different types of media organisation and six types of media systems. It stresses the importance of discerning between and analysing the interactions of capitalist media, public service media, civil society media, state media, authoritarian media and democratic media.

Book Review: Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception by Thomas Klikauer

Book Review: <i>Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception</i> by Thomas Klikauer

REPRESENTATION OF POPULAR CULTURE IN THE ELECTRONIC CINEMA (REFREED TO AS SINETRON) SITTI NURBAYA SHOWN BY THE TVRI AND THE TRANS TV

The Sitti Nurbaya research on the TV-series’ form is due to under consideration that, thisshow is to be very fond of Indonesian society. The TVRI and Trans TV-version of SittiNurbaya`s TV-series happened to provoke a polemic in mass media. The director and theproducer of this series obtained compliments and scorn, even just in order to bechallenged by a group of audience. Another audience threatened in order to stop the SittiNurbaya series show because it is considered to be able to bring down the Minangkabaupeople’s prestige. The problem of the research is how the Sitti Nurbaya`s novel and TVseriesaudiovisual text structure are? flow does the critics’ perspective watch the TVRIand Trans TV-version of Sitti Nurbaya`s series? What kind of ideology does support theshow of TVRI and Trans TV-version of Sitti Nurbaya`s series?The theory which is used in this research is popular culture, ideology, inter-text andperception theories. This kind of studies model refers to the opinion which stated that thecultural is always political and popular culture becomes a hegemony and ideology.The destructive sign system transposition such as, distortion and deconstruction, in largeof number can be found in Sitti Nurbaya`s TV-series’ Trans TV show. This text destructioncovers plot, background, character and also the extrinsic aspects. The form which isevaluated as the appreciative part is, the story is returned to its context.The television media capitalism strength adapted - Sitti Nurbaya`s novel as literature text- into TV-series form through text transposition i.e. crossing, destructing, erasing,humiliating, and protesting reference text politically. That thing as postmodern culturalphenomenon because the cultural studies creators evaluate modem cultural has failed,because gives high cultural more attention and neglects low cultural which is identical withthe popular culture. The difference on that show version can not let go of from thehegemony or media power. TVRI station is the only station in Indonesia, belongs to thegovernment while Trans TV belongs to the private.&#x0D; Keywords: representation, cultural popular, novel, electronica sinema&#x0D;

Media capitalism and depression: review of the film Dhak Dhak

Media capitalism and depression: review of the film Dhak Dhak

Book review: Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception by Thomas Klikauer

Book review: <i>Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception</i> by Thomas Klikauer

Dakwah Digital dalam Komik Line Webtoon Laa Tahzan: Don’t Be Sad dalam Perspektif Semiotika

Line Webtoon comics can be used as a digital da'wah tool that conveys da'wah messages through a cultural approach. But the problem is, even though it can be used as a means of digital da'wah, Line Webtoon Comics actually develop through industrial interests and media capitalism. The industrialization process for Line Webtoon Comics can develop well because the process uses what is known as glocalization. This research analyzes the meaning of digital da'wah in the Line Web Comic Ton Laa Tahzan: Don't be Sad episodes #88 #89#90 and #116. The research method used is textual analysis with semiotic theory. This research found digital preaching in The Line Webtoon: Laa Tahzan Don't Be Sad in four episodes, namely using matchsticks, glasses, hijab, beach, translated text of the Koran and hadith. The markers used in the four episodes are Arno, Hatta, Uda Sheng, Aliya and Aya. The signs used are learning, discipline, knowledge, patience, honesty, not lying, the power of Allah SWT, piety, faith, power of Allah SWT, surrender to Allah SWT, mistakes towards Allah SWT, injustice towards Allah SWT. If we conclude, the meaning of digital preaching of this comic is divided into three important points, namely aqidah, morals and muamalah. The denotational meaning is the importance of knowledge, the importance of fasting, the meaning of the tarawih prayer rakat, and the prohibition of shirk towards Allah SWT. The current connotation means that Muslims have not yet developed knowledge, fasting that has not been practiced properly, conflict due to differences in the rakats of tarawih prayers, and shirk towards Allah SWT.

Book Review: Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception by Thomas Klikauer

Book Review: <i>Media Capitalism: Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception</i> by Thomas Klikauer

Media, Journalism, and the Public Sphere in Private Family Ownership. On the Critique of the Political Economy of Capitalist Media Enterprises

In the context of a Critique of the Political Economy of the Media, this article exemplifies the fundamental effects of the globally dominant capitalist private ownership of media companies on media development, journalism, and the public sphere. Selected works by Marx and Engels as well as works from developments of the approaches of the “New Reading of Marx” and “Western Marxism” form the theoretical-methodological basis. Characteristic of capitalism is a mutually conditioning relationship between the socio-economic base and the political-legal superstructure, which makes the ”abolition” of private property and the associated relations of domination and power almost impossible. Therefore, possibilities of a de-capitalisation and de-commodification of journalism and the public sphere based on non-capitalist forms of ownership will be discussed. A special chance of realisation is seen for academic publications without capitalist publishing houses that is feasible because knowledge production takes place at public universities. Finally, a change of strategy is suggested that takes us out of the bourgeois-liberal trap of criticism and hope towards the development of media and social theories as well as humans’ active participation in the organisation of an independent content-based media praxis, which can be conducive to a transformation towards a socialist societal formation.

Drivers of the Virality of COVID‐19 Misinformation Sharing on Social Media

ABSTRACTDuring global health crises, identifying the key factors of the misinformation dissemination process on social media can provide decision support for public health management. Drawing on the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), this study characterizes the effects of content types and social capital of social media users on the virality of misinformation related to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We used scale, depth, and width to quantify the extent and structure of the virality of misinformation spreading on social media. The findings reveal that both the social capital of users and the content types have major influences on the dissemination of misinformation. Surprisingly, we discovered that the number of followers a user possesses has a varied influence on the dissemination scale, width, and depth, demonstrating the importance of considering dissemination structure.

Artists Religiosity on Social Media

This article analyzes the artist's religiosity on social media. The symbols of obedience to religion are often displayed by artists in various activities broadcasted on social media both when playing as an actor in a social media show or in their actual life that is covered on social media. The piety is shown by dressing sharia clothes, performing umrah, sponsorsing orphans program, follow Islamic sermon and others. The artist's religious expression holds the meaning, whether the motive is actually behind what is seen on social media, whether purely as part of religious obidience, or there is a religious commodification and media capitalism deliberately displayed to generate greater public viewer which subsequently increase revenue for media corporation. this study will use a phenomenological approach to understand the true meaning behind reality seen on social media. While the dramaturgy theory is used to analyze the religiousity of the artist on social media. Dramaturgy theory by Erving Goffman there is the concept of front stage and back stage. Front stage to explain the artist's visible visibility on social media, while back stage to explain the true artist's life (behind the scenes), so it can be mapped the artist's religiosity -as a religious obedience-, as part of the religious commodification or media capitalism.

Becky Thatcher’s Literary Half-life: Appropriating Mark Twain’s Good Girl

AbstractMark Twain’s Becky Thatcher features very little in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She mostly vanishes after Tom Sawyer, and even in that novel she speaks fewer than a thousand words of dialogue. She disappears from Twain’s work almost completely after Huckleberry Finn, where she receives a single mention. An insignificant character to academics, Becky appears in the scholarly record little more than she had in Twain’s fiction. This essay explores Becky Thatcher’s outsized role in cinematic, literary, and other adaptations across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Becky Thatcher’s literary half-life extends to clothing racks and gift shops, as well as in cinematic and literary adaptations and appropriations. These transformations map racial and sexual anxieties of several American generations. Minor though she may seem, Becky looms large in films, fiction, restaurants, tourist attractions, and all the ephemera produced from the marketing of successful fictional characters in a capitalist media landscape.

The Bulgarian Media after 1989

Abstract This article offers an overview of the most important developments in the Bulgarian media sphere after the changes of 1989. It fills a conceptual gap by analyzing the place of Bulgarian media in the context of the relationship between democracy and capitalism. The transition from socialist to private and market-oriented media, Bulgaria’s opening up to foreign media companies, the expansion of media into the internet environment, and the role of media regulation are identified as the key – and ambivalent – factors of change in the media sphere. The article argues that the tension between media democracy and media capitalism unfolded in the form of a permanent crisis in the media field. The analysis leads to the conclusion that indeterminacy and hybridity are key characteristics of the Bulgarian media system.

The passive revolution is televised: The dominant ideology of media capitalism

The passive revolution is televised: The dominant ideology of media capitalism

Structural and architectural isolation methods for incompatible programming adjacencies

Although Burbank, California has long been touted as the "Media Capital of the World", there is certainly an argument to be made that New York City is the true Media hub. Broadcasting companies are expanding their footprint building new studios, and non-media companies are expanding to include in-house broadcasting capabilities. Unfortunately, while broadcast studios, recording booths, and production spaces typically require very low noise levels, New York City is also known for its boisterous hustle and bustle. We will review a case study involving Live Broadcast Studios and product spaces being constructed at a sub-cellar level adjacent to the New York City MTA Subway tunnel. Several studies were conducted prior to construction to determine the appropriate whole building and structural isolation measures for the project. Simulations were then used to demonstrate expected noise levels to the client to inform decision making. Given the project cost and expectations, additional measurements are being taken through construction to confirm and track reduced vibration and noise levels.

Statement of Removal

Statement of Removal This article has been removed by the Publisher in accordance with its Editorial Policies. Article title: Misery and nobility: Neo-aristocratic privilege, organized crime, and media capitalism in “modern” Italy. Author: Salvatore Giusto Journal: History and Anthropology Version of Record Published Online: 09 January 2023 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2023.2164928

Communism, Poetry: Communicating Vessels (Some Insubordinate Essays, 1999–2018)

Communism, Poetry: Communicating Vessels (Some Insubordinate Essays, 1999–2018)

Book Review: Media Capitalism. Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception

Book Review: Media Capitalism. Hegemony in the Age of Mass Deception

Development and Validation of the Social Media Capital Scale (SMC): A Brand New Measure for Online Social Capital

We conducted a series of studies in order to develop a tool to assess social media capital, that is, more specifically, individual confidence in the use of social media sites and in their application to maintain and increase social capital. In our first study, we created the social media capital (SMC) scale by adapting parts of two already existing instruments and administered it to 6935 people to test its psychometric properties and dimensionality. After having validated the SMC in its final 7-item form, we proceeded to assess its external validity in two subsequent studies, by testing it against measures for Internet self-efficacy (study 2; n = 3100 ) and motives to use the Internet and social media addiction (study 3; n = 244 ). Overall, the SMC displayed satisfactory psychometric properties and appears to be a sound measure of social media capital.