Marxist Media Theory

“Marxist theorists tend to emphasize the role of the mass media in the reproduction of the status quo, in contrast to liberal pluralists who emphasize the role of the media in promoting freedom of speech.”

“For Hall et al. the mass media do tend to reproduce interpretations which serve the interests of the ruling class, but they are also 'a field of ideological struggle'.”

(Source: Daniel Chandler, “Marxist Media Theory” http://www.aber.ac.uk/~dgc/marxism.html#L)

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