AMCAP Webinar on "Political Economy of Digital Media: Challenges and New trends"
Professor Graham Murdock is a leading scholar who developed the concept of Political Economy of Communication along with other pioneers in the field. Political Economy is an essential concept to understand the structure of mass media system for its development, operations, economies and power.
Professor Murdock has authored/ edited 25 books on a wide range of topics of communication and media studies. His writings are translated into 21 languages. He remained member of editorial boards of more than 2 dozen English and foreign language international research journals. He has delivered more than 70 keynote speeches in national and international conferences in UK and overseas. Professor Murdock has been visiting professor in the universities around the world.
Learning Outcomes:
Understanding political economy approach for researchRole of political economy in digital media ecologyEmerging trends in political economy of media and communication.Theoretical and methodological challenges to political economy for digital mediaPolitical economy’s significance in addressing the questions raised by digital media evolution