media ownership
Who owns outlets
Media ownership refers to who controls newspapers, television stations, radio networks, websites, and other outlets that distribute news and entertainment.
Concentrated media ownership—when few corporations control many outlets—raises concerns about diversity of viewpoints and potential conflicts of interest: Media ownership rules limit how many stations one company can own in a single market.
The topic surfaces in debates about journalism independence and democratic discourse.
- market concentrationExtent of seller dominance
- press freedomRight to publish uncensored
- digital platformsSoftware-based networked services
- broadcastingMass signal transmission
- pluralityLargest share among several
duopoly · advertising revenue · editorial independence · radio · watchdog journalism · mergers and acquisitions · broadcasting licenses · television · streaming services · acquisition · control · empire · shareholder · editorial · tycoon · influence · syndicate · antitrust
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- Corporate Powerlobbying, lobbyist, lobbyists, monopoly, oligarchy
- media businessadvertising, ratings, subscriptions, revenue streams, monetization
- media effectsagenda-setting, framing, priming, desensitization, persuasion
- media literacyfact checking, news literacy, critical thinking, information literacy, credibility
- Media Ownershipnewspaper chains, broadcast networks, cable networks, radio stations, News Corp
media ownershippublic broadcasting
Government or donor-funded media
public media · community media · independent media · state media · citizen journalism
media ownershipmedia consumption
Engaging with entertainment sources
audience · readership · viewership · open access · public domain
media ownershipcontent creation
Making shareable digital material
journalism · editorial work · reporting · media regulation · media criticism