The Cultural Industries

1.

The creation, production, and distribution of products of a cultural or artistic nature.

2.

Tend to be societies that support the conditions where large companies, and their political allies, make money.

Constant demand for new products; minimal regulation outside of general competition law; relative political and economic stability; workforces that are willing to work hard.

3.

Texts tend to offer ideologies which challenge capitalism or the inequalities of gender and racism in society.

4.

- Risky business 

- Creativity versus commerce

- High production costs and low reproduction costs

- Semi-public goods; the need to create scarcity

5.

Cannot completely control the publicity a product will receive, as judgements and reactions of audiences, critics and journalists etc. cannot accurately be predicted. 

6.

Media products play a big part in society especially in today's date as everyone either uses social media, watches TV or alternative shows and are very influenced by these things. Although it could be seen as a profitable business, the media is an artistic expression that should not be misused and people shouldn't be producing misleading, unethical content just to generate profit. Profits can be made through producing good quality media products that audiences enjoy, however content shouldn't be created solely to gain profit. 

7. 

Industries use different techniques such as conglomerates who own numerous companies involved in creating mass media products.

8.

Commodification in the cultural industries turns everything into something that can be bought or sold, however in certain areas some people are not fairly rewarded. 

9.

Industry in the US was smaller, not making enough/any money, economics of the whole visual industry changed.

10.

Turning everything into something that is bought or sold. 

11.

I agree with this argument to a certain extent as not everything reaches a large group of audience. Most these things are also only for a niche market so they do not reach the wider audience as only certain groups of people would see them. 

12.

- These large conglomerates are now connected in complex ways however there are also many small and medium sized companies who create cultural products

- Cultural products can now be shared across national borders; this increased the adaptation.

- Huge increase in the amount companies spend on advertising which has helped to fuel the growth of the cultural industries