EAN: 9780820470702

THE INTEGRATED NEWS SPECTACLE - JAMES R COMPTON...

The Integrated News Spectacle examines the rational organization of control of popular news
forms. It uses spectacular media events - such as the mourning of Princess Diana  the Monica
Lewinsky presidential scandal  and the Gulf wars of 1991 and 2003 - as entry points into a
discussion of the broader context surrounding an integrated system of commodity production 
distribution and exchange. James R. Compton critiques the generally accepted notion of
tabloidization associated with media spectacles  and situates these dramatic narratives within
a broad historical context. Drawing on the work of Guy Debord  David Harvey  and Pierre
Bourdieu  this book explains how the power relationships associated with media events can best
be comprehended by revealing the practical application of the logic of spectacle - a logic
characterized by the transposable circulation and promotion of cultural commodities.

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