Communications and Media

“The Orient that appears in Orientalism is a system of representations framed by a whole set of forces that brought the Orient into Western learning, Western consciousness, and later, Western empire” (Said 1995: 202-203). In what ways might Orientalism still persist in today’s political economy of global media?

Essay should be 2500 words in length. DO NOT write significantly more or less than 2500 words. Use contemporary examples to support your argument.