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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Critical political economy of communication and the media (CPECM) is an approach
    and field of study that critically analyzes how the interaction of politics and
    the economy in society shapes and is shaped by (mediated) communication. This
    study asks: What is the role of methodology in the approach of CPECM? How are
    methods and media ethics related in the critical study of media, economy, and
    society? The article argues that CPECM is distinct in that it asks special types
    of questions that are different from the questions asked by administrative research.
    This study points out 10 methodological dimensions of CPECM. It argues that empirical
    ideology critique should not be situated outside but inside of CPECM. It becomes
    evident that, other than conventional methods in media and communication studies,
    CPECM methodology is guided by ethics, moral philosophy, and critical theories.'
article_number: '01968599251405272'
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Fuchs, Christian
  last_name: Fuchs
citation:
  ama: Fuchs C. The Question of Methodology in Critical Political Economy of Communication
    and the Media. <i>Journal of Communication Inquiry</i>. Published online 2025.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">10.1177/01968599251405272</a>
  apa: Fuchs, C. (2025). The Question of Methodology in Critical Political Economy
    of Communication and the Media. <i>Journal of Communication Inquiry</i>, Article
    01968599251405272. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272</a>
  bibtex: '@article{Fuchs_2025, title={The Question of Methodology in Critical Political
    Economy of Communication and the Media}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">10.1177/01968599251405272</a>},
    number={01968599251405272}, journal={Journal of Communication Inquiry}, publisher={SAGE
    Publications}, author={Fuchs, Christian}, year={2025} }'
  chicago: Fuchs, Christian. “The Question of Methodology in Critical Political Economy
    of Communication and the Media.” <i>Journal of Communication Inquiry</i>, 2025.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272</a>.
  ieee: 'C. Fuchs, “The Question of Methodology in Critical Political Economy of Communication
    and the Media,” <i>Journal of Communication Inquiry</i>, Art. no. 01968599251405272,
    2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">10.1177/01968599251405272</a>.'
  mla: Fuchs, Christian. “The Question of Methodology in Critical Political Economy
    of Communication and the Media.” <i>Journal of Communication Inquiry</i>, 01968599251405272,
    SAGE Publications, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/01968599251405272">10.1177/01968599251405272</a>.
  short: C. Fuchs, Journal of Communication Inquiry (2025).
date_created: 2025-12-09T17:32:44Z
date_updated: 2025-12-09T17:37:03Z
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doi: 10.1177/01968599251405272
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  name: Politische Ökonomie der Medien und der Kommunikation
publication: Journal of Communication Inquiry
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