Diversity, Democracy And Access: Is Media Concentration A Crisis?

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Diversity, Democracy And Access:

Is Media Concentration A Crisis?

 

A handful of multinational corporations controls nearly everything we see and

hear on the screen, over the airwaves and in print. What impact does

consolidation have on news coverage, entertainment culture, freedom of speech

and democracy? Perhaps these concerns are overblown, needless hype about a

natural stage in economic evolution that simply allows big companies to

synergize, scale up and better serve their audiences and civic duties.

 

 

Concentration Around The World

 

Media Ownership, U.S.A.

Concerned about media concentration? Know what to do about it? As the U.S.

government considers eliminating remaining media ownership limits, this in-depth

guide explains the issues and gives you the tools to get involved. From

MediaChannel

 

 

 

Canadian Concentration Crunch

Canada's journalists are demanding a government investigation of media

concentration after a corporate newspaper giant began issuing editorial diktats.

This new collection of research examines the state of media ownership in Canada

and its impact on journalism. From Thunderbird Journalism Review

Also see:

• Corporate headquarters put the squeeze on local content, causing a commotion

in newsrooms across the country.

• Censored columnists quit as CanWest cuts its critics.

 

Korea: Battling The Bosses

Korean journalists challenge corporate and government influence in the media.

From OpenDemocracy, January 30, 2002

 

Malaysia: Grassroots Resistance

An unprecedented media campaign over magazine ownership raises calls for a free

media in Malaysia. From Aliran, December 5 2001

 

Hungary: Game Shows And B-Movies

The post-Communist system may prove that press freedom and diverse media

ownership requires a mix of both government and market control. From

OpenDemocracy, December 5, 2001

 

UK: The Ownership White Paper

Concentration impacts on diversity, accountability and plurality in the mass

media and the democratic process as a whole, says this response to a government

report. From Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom

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Does It Matter? The Concentration Debate

 

Media March To Corporate Drums

Robert McChesney, a leading critic of concentration, warns that inequities in

the world media are stifling dissent and deepening class divisions. From Monthly

Review, March 2001

Also see:

• Technological convergence is dangerously matched with ownership convergence.

 

Why Ownership Matters

This overview and article collection examines the risks of increased political

and economic influence from giant media companies and explains issues of

vertical integration, consolidation and interlocking corporate boards. From

Global Issues

 

The Concentration Debate

OpenDemocracy.org presents an ongoing debate on the issues of global media

ownership.

Featuring:

• McChesney: Media concentration is endangering democracy.

• Compaine: The myth of media concentration.

• Hesmondhalgh: Ownership is only part of the picture.

• Waisbord: Media concentration in Latin America. NEW

• ...and more.

 

Big Media's Mixed Bag

Critics and activists love to hate corporate media giants, but maybe there's

also reason to thank them. From Boston Phoenix

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The Media Ownership Chart

 

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Facts and Figures

The research behind the chart: " Bestriding The World " by Granville Williams of

Britain's Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom.

 

Here are more facts and charts on media ownership, from our affiliates.

• The Big 10: The Nation's Chart

• Who Owns What from Colombia Journalism Review.

• Report: UK Media Ownership

• Project On Media Ownership (US)

• Newspaper and TV ownership in Canada.

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" We demand zero tolerance of violence against journalists and press freedom. But

today more subtle threats to freedom of expression come from within media as a

result of media concentration, globalization and a culture of greed within the

industry. "

—International Federation of Journalists, May 2001

 

 

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