How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies

This article first reviews the notion of the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) and lessons that can be learned from it. It then discusses how to best conceptualize a) imperialism and b) media and cultural imperialism today, mainly based on the works of Christian Fuchs. The paper...

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Main Author: Kaarle Nordenstreng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2013-07-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/495
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description This article first reviews the notion of the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) and lessons that can be learned from it. It then discusses how to best conceptualize a) imperialism and b) media and cultural imperialism today, mainly based on the works of Christian Fuchs. The paper takes issue with Colin Sparks’ article “Media and Cultural Imperialism Reconsidered”, published in the Chinese Journal of Communication in 2012. Both Sparks and Fuchs argue that we have to reconsider the concept of cultural and media imperialism, but they do it in fundamentally different ways. The article exposes the problems of a revisionist approach, as taken by Sparks, but it also advocates a radical approach that is analytical and reflective rather than straightforward and action-oriented.
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spelling doaj-art-fe07900b69694eee9c9eeb6cfc817ec62025-08-20T03:39:21ZengPaderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research GrouptripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X2013-07-0111210.31269/triplec.v11i2.495495How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media StudiesKaarle NordenstrengThis article first reviews the notion of the New World Information and Communication Order (NWICO) and lessons that can be learned from it. It then discusses how to best conceptualize a) imperialism and b) media and cultural imperialism today, mainly based on the works of Christian Fuchs. The paper takes issue with Colin Sparks’ article “Media and Cultural Imperialism Reconsidered”, published in the Chinese Journal of Communication in 2012. Both Sparks and Fuchs argue that we have to reconsider the concept of cultural and media imperialism, but they do it in fundamentally different ways. The article exposes the problems of a revisionist approach, as taken by Sparks, but it also advocates a radical approach that is analytical and reflective rather than straightforward and action-oriented.https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/495New World Information and Communication OrderInternational communicationHistory of communication researchCritical schoolnew imperialism
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How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
New World Information and Communication Order
International communication
History of communication research
Critical school
new imperialism
title How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
title_full How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
title_fullStr How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
title_full_unstemmed How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
title_short How the New World Order and Imperialism Challenge Media Studies
title_sort how the new world order and imperialism challenge media studies
topic New World Information and Communication Order
International communication
History of communication research
Critical school
new imperialism
url https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/495
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