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Curran (7 radical interpretation (other historians (point out that the…
Curran
7 radical interpretation
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Habermas
rise and fall of public reason due to the public sphere being corrupted by a corporatist agenda disseminated by the media
other historians
point out that the working-class movement of the early 19th century grouped around radical values and the radical press
however, the radical press was undermined by the consolidation of the capitalist market, as well as increasing press costs (1850-1918), advertising prejudice and the development of press oligopoly
radical perspectives were marginalised and public affairs coverage increasingly gave way to entertainment
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media workers involuntarily absorbed the ideas of dominant groups, which shaped their coverage of events
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claims
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the press contributed to the expansion of the political community, both horizontally and vertically
3 rival interpretations
press became independent from political and social interests-> acted as the voice of the people & watchdog
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central argument: media became more responsive to the preferences of the people and featured more entertainment=> greater pleasure
2 core narratives
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consumption of goods-> cultural phenomenon that allowed individual identity, social connection and community
- cumulative process of de-subrdination from authority figures
authority figures took a paternalistic approached and aimed to control popular taste (state broadcasting monopoly, mass education and public libraries)
cumulative change: commercial radio, television, tabloid press and classless Hollywood stars gained wide-appeal with the masses
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