Abstract Assignment Fall 2009

Understanding Media Studies
Fall 2009

Collison, David J,(2003), Corporate Propaganda: It's implications for accounting and accountability, Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Vol 16, Issue 5, pg 853

Critique of accounting text books for perpetuating the seen propaganda model of Anglo Saxon Capitalism and further explores how said propaganda is used to for the interests of those in the elite class. Defines propaganda, how it has been used in the past and how the author is using it now. The author also discusses how said propaganda is perpetuated in the media and pressures countries outside of the Anglo Saxon sphere to adhere to their model of capitalism. The crux of the critique is based two seen deceptors: The first regarding the interpretation of the work of Adam Smith and the second is the concealment of the originators of propaganda. The author references historical and other social science works.


Djankov, S., Nenova, T., Mcliesh, C., Shleifer, A., (2003) Who Owns The Media, Journal of Law and Economics, Vol 46, No 2, pg 341

Survey of the media in 97 countries exploring who owns the media and to what effects those appear to have on democratic and economic freedoms. The sample information is taken from a variety of sources such as the UN Human Development index, survey's of media ownership and other indicators of democracies and economic well being. Out of pool of information they find that most media are owned by either wealthy families or governments. Most governments own broadcast outlets instead of other forms of media. The two theory of government ownership they use to analyze the data are: "Public Interest Theory" and "Public Choice Theory". "Public Interest Theory" is that in which government ownership of public media makes up for market failures, such as PBS or BBC. "Public Interest Theory" is where government ownership undermines economic and political freedoms. From the information they gathered, they found evidence to support, "Public Interest Theory".

Kelly, D., Stack, Michelle (2006) Popular Media, Education and Resistance, Canadian Journal of Education, Vol 29, No 1, pg 5

An investigation into the media saturation of Canada's youth, their poor representation in the news media and the commercialization of schools and curricula. The authors cite research from other social scientists and news stories and end by discussing how new media technologies can shift the paradigm away from consumer culture, to a creative and thoughtful culture that is also civilly minded.