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News Commodification

News Commodification is the process by which news content is transformed into a marketable commodity, subject to the logic of capitalist exchange and audience consumption rather than public service or democratic imperatives.

37

Publications

1.6K

Citations

55

Authors

36

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

Variants

Commodification Of News

Parents

Publications

37

The Manufacture of News: Social Problems, Deviance, and the Mass Media

Oliver Boyd‐Barrett · Sociology · 1974 · 406 citations

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Is Online News an Inferior Good? Examining the Economic Nature of Online News among Users

Hsiang Iris Chyi, Mengchieh Jacie Yang · Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly · 2009 · 94 citations

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Operating in the Public Interest or in Pursuit of Private Profits? News in the Age of Media Consolidation

Dell P. Champlin, Janet T. Knoedler · Journal of Economic Issues · 2002 · 70 citations

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A reassessment of the alternative press

Chris Atton · Media Culture & Society · 1999 · 69 citations

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Deregulation or democracy? New media, news, neoliberalism and the public interest

Natalie Fenton · Continuum · 2011 · 61 citations

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Authors

55

  1. TR
    Terhi Rantanen

    University of Turku, Finland

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  2. JH
    Jonathan Hendrickx

    Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    1 publications · 43 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. RC
    Renaud Carbasse

    Communication, Information, Médias, France

    1 publications · 21 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. JW
    Jelle W. Boumans

    University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  5. ΕΣ
    Ευγενία Σιαπέρα

    Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance, Indonesia

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

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Institutions

36

  1. Sebelas Maret University

    Surakarta, Indonesia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    40 citations

  2. Miami University

    Oxford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  3. Auckland University of Technology

    Auckland, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    49 citations

  4. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  5. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    57 citations

  6. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  7. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  8. Goldsmiths University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

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Venues

  1. Journalism

    3 publications · 134 citations

    3

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  2. Media Culture & Society

    3 publications · 115 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. Journalism Studies

    3 publications · 84 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Digital Journalism

    3 publications · 144 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 21 citations

    2

    h-index

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