The Political Economy of Communications is a branch of communication studies or media studies which studies the power relations that shape the communication of information from the mass media to its public.[1] PEC (Political Economy of Communications) analyzes the power relations between the mass media system, information and communications technologies (ICTs) and the wider socioeconomic structure in which these operate, with a focus on understanding the historical and current state of technological developments.[2][3] PEC has proliferated in the 2000s with the modernization of technology.[4] The advancement of media has created conversation about the effects of colonialism and PEC.[4]
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