Abstract
What do we know about representations of economic inequality in media, and how well does this account for media transformations like hybridization? This article uses a systematic review of academic literature on mediated communication about economic inequality, in order to assess the current state of research around salience, framing, explanatory factors and effects of this kind of inequality discourse. We find an overwhelming focus on legacy newspapers and a small number of Global North countries. We argue for research which builds further links between studies of economic inequality and the contemporary study of communication, including moving past obsolete models of media systems, decentering a small selection of Global North countries, and building a more comparative perspective on nationally-grounded inequality discourses.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 147-158 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Annals of the International Communication Association |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2025 |
Fields of science
- 502055 Distribution economics
- 502 Economics
- 502027 Political economy
- 508021 Media studies
- 509019 Futurology
- 504007 Empirical social research
- 508023 Media economics
JKU Focus areas
- Digital Transformation
