Marxist

• Curran (2003) :

  notes that ownership of British newspapers has always been concentrated in the hands of a few powerful ‘press barons’,
• Milliband:

  • Marxist
  • The role of the media is to shape how we think + how we live
  • Media owners provide people with narrow + approved views + knowledge
• Tunstall + Palmer :

  • The media neglects to criticise government policy/will withhold info
• Marxist -

  • Media owners, wealthholders + political elite united in a conspiracy to brainwash the population
  • Curan : took a systematix examination of British press : evidence of owner interference + strong manipulation