ABSTRACT
Research centered on the managerial and economic aspects of the media industries has a rich, diverse, and interdependent history. It is hard to say exactly when the earliest investigations began by scholars, as the earliest published work that can be identi ed appeared in the 1940s. However, there were many governmental investigations and Congressional hearings that were concerned with the development of the media industries in the United States, particularly if they focused on economic practices and efforts to curb power and control.
