Constructing Hegemony: The South African Commercial Media and the (Mis)Representation of Nationalisation

By: Mandla J. Radebe

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Synopsis: Post-apartheid South Africa continues to face challenges in its attempts at economic transformation from decades of apartheid and colonisation. This need for revolution has resulted in various policy initiatives, including the ongoing demands for the nationalisation of the economy. The commercial media has a central role in shaping policy debates. But this media is an ideological tool and an economic resource since it is owned and controlled by people with political and economic interests and, therefore, tends to support and promote their interests. This book provides a Marxist critique of the representation of the nationalisation of the mines debate by the South African commercial media. Radebe examines corporate control of the media to articulate the interrelations between the State, Capital and the Media and how commercial media represents, shapes and influences public policy. He concludes that beyond factors such as ownership, commercialisation and the influence of advertising on news content, the global capitalist hegemony has a more powerful effect on the commercial media in South Africa than previously thought. Print edition not for sale in Sub Saharan Africa.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781003814566
Related ISBNs:: 9781032632186, 9781032630915, 9781032632179
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 12/01/23
Copyrighted By:: Mandla J. Radebe
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Communication, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.