1st Edition

Samsung, Media Empire and Family A power web

By Chunhyo Kim Copyright 2016
180 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

180 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book analyses media conglomerates owning multiple media holdings under centralized ownership within and across media markets. It argues that Asian capitalists utilize both a market-oriented ideology and family connections to build their media empires, thereby creating cultural conglomerates that exercise corporate censorship over media markets. It focuses on family-controlled media... Read more

1. Chaebol Groups in Modern Korean History 2. The History of Samsung 3. Concentration vs. Competition in Neoliberal Media Mode 4. Samsung Media Empires 5. A Family Media Monopoly 6. Conclusion

Biography

Chunhyo Kim is a lecturer in Foreign Studies at Hankuk University, Republic of Korea and a researcher in the Korean Media Union.