ABSTRACT

This chapter is part of Christian Fuchs book Media, Economy, and Society: A Critical Introduction.

There are the following learning goals of this chapter:

You will learn why capitalism is a global system;

You will learn what global media corporations are all about;

You will learn about how to think about global capitalism in the context of the media and culture.

The chapter contains exercises that help you practise the insights gained in this chapter and a list of recommended readings.