over 500 media companies in America‚ but through many integrations‚ there are only 6 major media institutions in America and they dominate nearly 98% of the market in America. “The media monopoly” written by Ben Bagdikian in 1983 criticized that the concentration of the media institution in America is fundamentally anti-democratic. Moreover‚ In the process of globalisation‚ people of different countries are becoming “world audiences”. The demands for media texts produced by these 6 media institutions
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COM 3029 Media Studies: Policy management and media representation Semester 2‚ 2012 I‚ the undersigned‚ hereby declare that this is my own and personal work‚ except where the work(s) and publications of others have been acknowledged by means of reference techniques. TABLE OF CONTENTS_______________________________________________________ Declaration 2 Introduction 5 1. MEDIA POLICY AND MEDIA REGULATION 5 2.1 The communication market 5 2
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What are the media and media advocacy? Media‚ which is the plural form of ’medium’‚ are the forms of communication – television and radio; newspapers‚ magazines‚ and written materials (or "print media")‚ and‚ more often now‚ the Internet – used to spread or transmit information from a source (which can be a person‚ an organization‚ a business‚ an institution‚ a government agency‚ a policy maker‚ or another media outlet) to the general public. Advocacy means openly supporting a certain viewpoint
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What is Ethics? And why is it important when thinking about media? (Industry perspective – Ethics in Western Media). Ethics can be defined as a set of fundamental principles and basic concepts of decent human conduct. It includes the study of universal values and the subject areas in its spectrum‚ such as the concern for health‚ safety and wellbeing‚ natural environment‚ conformity with the law of land‚ natural or human rights and the essential equality
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MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL: A COMMUNICATOR’S REFLECTION OF CROSS-OWNERSHIP OF MEDIA IN KENYA SUSAN MURUGI MUNYI JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY A PAPER PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DEGREE IN MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN MASS COMMUNICATION DATE: 20TH JULY 2013 ABSTRACT Media ownership trends and control patterns have been changing world over mainly
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Abstract Topic: Diversity in the media: A comparative study of four major Telugu newspapers The mass media are the windows which show us the society and reflect the society. But while the world has never been more connected like now‚still millions of voices worldwide still go unheard as a result of poverty‚ social exclusion and political repression. Without the power to share information‚ some of the most critical news falls under the radar. Corruption and abuse go unreported‚ successes and
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Media ownership rules in the UK are intended to both ensure plurality and provide freedom to companies to expand‚ innovate and invest. Plurality is vital in a democracy as it ensures that consumers have access to a diverse range of sources of news‚ information and opinion. At the same time‚ allowing companies to have a certain level of freedom increases competition and thus this freedom provides a basis for delivering higher quality programs‚ greater creativity and more risk-taking. However there
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The Structure of Mass Media Economics of Mass Media Alternative Media: - Campus/ community radio - Serviced by low-powered transmitters - Many are staffed by volunteers - Alternative voices in the radio universe Underground Media: - Free-distribution weekly form - Emphasis on local live entertainment‚ bar-centered‚ outrageous ribald humour‚ high quotient of street vulgarities and sexual innuendo High Tech Media: - iPods‚ cybercafés‚ Wi-Fi - technology creating new possibilities Circulation:
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Our media offers a platform for all political‚ social and economic policies and debates discussions. Consequently‚ media structure and its content define our democratic experience.it plays a role in molding our minds into the way we view and understand social and political and economic facets of life. Although‚ this can cause panic the most worrying issue could be a case where the media ownership is centralized. Suppose we have just few or single company controlling the information we obtain from
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20-16-2013 ASSIGNMENT NO: 2 MEDIA GIANTS AND CROSS MEDIA ACTIVITIES. DEFINE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE MEDIA STRATEGIES OF THESE MEDIA GIANTS. MEDIA GIANTS AND CROSS MEDIA ACTIVITIES A World of Blurred Media Boundaries Six related trends describe the mass media world at the turn of the twentieth century. 1 media fragmentation 2 audience segmentation 3 distribution of products across media boundaries 4 globalization 5 conglomeration 6 digital convergence. MEDIA FRAGMENTATION: This term
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