Media Ownership
The media mogul I chose is Oprah Winfrey because of her outstanding media ownership. Oprah is a huge success. “In 2003, Oprah became the first African-American woman to reach billionaire status. (Magazine, 2003)” I am going to talk about all of her organisations that she has started and owns by explaining each one and when they began. This makes it clear when her career really started off.
“The concentration of media ownership is a process whereby progressively fewer individuals or organizations control increasing shares of the mass media. (Wikipedia, 2009)” Oprah Winfrey is one of these individuals. Oprah has many owned organizations.
“I remember thinking, my life won 't be like this, it will be better. And it wasn 't from a place of arrogance, it was just a place of knowing …show more content…
Oprah is a true inspiration as we are shown what change one person can make we are inspired to try to accomplish something with our lives. For twenty years Oprah has educated and enlightened millions of people. “America’s icon of joy,” as ABC TV named her, which has remained true as she shows such generosity and love in everything that she does.
With the help of Nelson Mandela, Oprah launched “Christmas Kindness”, giving the children of South Africa one day of pure joy, toys and hope, just as she received as a 12-year-old on welfare. "For as long as I have a voice in this world, my promise to children who have no voice is that they will be seen, they will be heard — because they matter,” The words of Oprah Winfrey a abuse survivor as she was abused by her mother before she ran away.
In 1990, Oprah became an adjunct professor at The J.L Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University co-teaching “Dynamics of Leaderships.” This shows Oprahs firm belief in