TY - JOUR AU - Wasko, Janet JF - Javnost-The Public TI - Studying Political Economies of Communication in the Twenty-First Century VL - 25 IS - 1 PY - 2018 SN - 1854-8377 PB - EURICOM UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/13183222.2018.1424031 N2 - This article celebrates the anniversary of Javost—The Public by briefly noting the continuing growth and contribution of the critical study of political economies of media and communication. The discussion includes some of the variations and critiques, of this approach, as well as current trends and directions. The main argument is that critical approaches to understand the political economy of media/communication are still valuable and needed to fully understand issues relating to democracy and the public sphere. U1 - Print ISSN: 1318-3222 ER -