Conglomeration
9/18/14
On the 14th we had a lecture/discussion on conglomeration. I really am interested in this topic. However, learning about it made me realize that media isn't as free as it may seem, and this was difficult for me to digest. For example, if a large company owns two newspapers, i.e., one in Louisville and one in Indianapolis (like Gannett does), they start to look the same and have the same news content and advertisements. As in the case of Gannett, the newspaper also owns dealchicken. So the readers see advertisements for dealchicken, not knowing it is owned all by the same company. See
http://www.gannett.com/article/99999999/PRESSRELEASES18/110726001/Gannett-Launches-DealChicken-in-Local-Markets--More-than-50-by-Year-s-End.
Another problem with this is if a reporter wants to write a negative story about a company the owner of the paper may in fact own this company, as is the case with GE, who owns a 49% interest in NBC http://www.cjr.org/resources/?c=ge. Do you really think that NBC would air a story about the toxic wastes that GE dumps into the Hudson River and other waters? I don't think so.
It would have been good if Mr. Miller had mentioned his blog that outlines the conglomeration in the media. I found it by accident on the Internet and it was really helpful to me. In conclusion, I think conglomeration is corrupting the media industry. That is why I am so grateful for independent blogs and other independent news sources.
http://www.gannett.com/article/99999999/PRESSRELEASES18/110726001/Gannett-Launches-DealChicken-in-Local-Markets--More-than-50-by-Year-s-End.
Another problem with this is if a reporter wants to write a negative story about a company the owner of the paper may in fact own this company, as is the case with GE, who owns a 49% interest in NBC http://www.cjr.org/resources/?c=ge. Do you really think that NBC would air a story about the toxic wastes that GE dumps into the Hudson River and other waters? I don't think so.
It would have been good if Mr. Miller had mentioned his blog that outlines the conglomeration in the media. I found it by accident on the Internet and it was really helpful to me. In conclusion, I think conglomeration is corrupting the media industry. That is why I am so grateful for independent blogs and other independent news sources.
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