Overview
New study provides an overview of the consequences of a platform-dependent press. Platform dependence is a concept that is used to describe what happens when businesses or an entire sector become reliant on one or more digital platforms for their survival. Digital Platforms and the Press argues that we face a major risk of a platform-dependent press—a development that threatens liberal democracies across the world. As James Meese shows, the situation is occurring across the news industry, to the extent that it is difficult to imagine the production, distribution, and long-term survival of news in liberal democracies without the involvement of platforms. As governments, regulators, and citizens become increasingly concerned about platform power, Digital Platforms and the Press is the first book to highlight the long-term economic and social consequences of platform dependence for the news sector.
Full Product Details
Author: James Meese
Publisher: Intellect
Imprint: Intellect Books
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.308kg
ISBN: 9781789388794
ISBN 10: 1789388791
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 24 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"“Going beyond the gestural politics of the ‘techlash,’ James Messe has developed an extremely timely neo-institutional analysis of the changing dynamics of the relationships between digital platforms and news publishers. Alert to legal, commercial and policy nuances and complexities, Meese’s text will become a central point of reference for researchers, policy makers and industry participants alike.” -- Terry Flew, Professor, The University of Sydney ""In this pace-setting new book, James Meese tackles pressing problems in the increasingly imbalanced relationship between planetary scale digital platforms such as Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook) and Apple, on the one side, and news media, on the other. Meese charts how the former are gaining the upper hand when it comes to the distribution of news, the training of a new generation of journalists and news industry workers, getting paid and, of course, the online advertising market. He not only brings a sure hand and wisdom to his analysis of these issues, but also to the policy options he puts on the table."" -- Dwayne Winseck, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University and Director of the Global Media & Internet Concentration Project"
Author Information
James Meese is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Media and Communication, RMIT University and an Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society.
