Sad Bitch Guide to Political Economy within the Media

When it comes to the Political Economy of the Media, essentially all you need to know is which publications are run by whom, which ultimately dictates which information will be released and under what context. Once again I was just told how evil Corporate Media is and that the majority of news I read that comes from commercial media is bias and unethical. Control and Ownership are usually the primary factors in this, however surveillance and regulation are applied in order to manage what news is being released and whether it follows legal and ethical guidelines. 

Drama

However, an argument that I have made and will probably continue to make, is that regardless of which format, outlet or story, everything an audience consumes will most likely come from a particular bias or angle, depending on the said format, outlet and story. However the bias does not end there. Bias continues from the person who has written the story, and bias comes from the person who reads and interprets the story.

There is no way to dictate what is and what isn't bias, we can only assume that through the general human experience, bias has formed an important part in how we create and interpret information. 

It is foolish to call someone like Rupert Murdoch and his media outlets as bias but ignore smaller, independent companies- I'm not against these independent outlets, however the focus on public media bias is less than the never-ending scrutiny News Limited is consistently under. 

In a Nutshell

There is also the perspective that nothing in society is 'natural.' One could  find this as an indication that our minds and thoughts are warped by the information we receive- and this to a degree is true. However, bias is an external force that is entrapped in every experience, in our education, spiritual beliefs, political beliefs and economic background.

Of course there's the rule of ownership, whereby if you own a large and successful corporation and have worked for many years to get where you are, you're probably corrupt and evil. Funnily enough this Tall Poppy Syndrome comes from rival outlets, which makes me wonder where the political economy of the government is really about who can out-sass who amongst media moguls. Its like a crappy reality show, only through print and the occasional public brawl (James Packer we are looking at you).

I'm still unsure whether this was a fight between James Packer and David Gyngell or a scene from a homoerotic film #packerpacksapunch #nohomo