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

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Mandla J. Radebe

Constructing Hegemony

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

Mandla J. Radebe

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English

Routledge
01 December 2023

Regional studies; Social & political philosophy; Social issues & processes; Sociology; Press & journalism

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.

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By: Mandla J. Radebe
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9781032630915
ISBN 10: 1032630914
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mandla J. Radebe is Communications Practitioner, Senior Research Associate at the School of Communication, University of Johannesburg, and a Fellow of Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study.