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Media concentration. A 21st-century conundrum: Fewer owners, more voices. The trouble with localism. Local owners often aren’t independent. The trouble with localism. Local owners often aren’t independent Publishers reward friends, punish enemies. The trouble with localism. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Media concentration
A 21st-century conundrum:Fewer owners, more voices
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The trouble with localism
• Local owners often aren’t independent
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The trouble with localism
• Local owners often aren’t independent
• Publishers reward friends, punish enemies
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The trouble with localism
• Local owners often aren’t independent
• Publishers reward friends, punish enemies
• Corporate money can help duringbad times
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The real issue
• What matters is journalism’s standing with ownership
(Murrow, Paleyand Stanton atCBS in 1946)
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Ben Bagdikian
• Survivor of the Armenian holocaust
• First ombudsman of the Washington Post
• Played a key role in publishing the Pentagon Papers
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“The Media Monopoly”
• In 1983, Bagdikian worried that 50 corporations controlled much of our media
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“The Media Monopoly”
• In 1983, Bagdikian worried that 50 corporations controlled much of our media
• Today, the number of corporations has shrunk to five
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Monopoly effects
• Dozens of cable channels, but handful of owners
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Monopoly effects
• Dozens of cable channels, but handful of owners
• Company officialssit on eachothers’ boards
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Monopoly effects
• Dozens of cable channels, but handful of owners
• Company officialssit on eachothers’ boards
• Journalism becomes a tiny part of what the corporation does
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Kovach and Rosenstiel
• “Journalism’s first duty is to citizens”
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Kovach and Rosenstiel
• “Journalism’s first duty is to citizens”
• But what do you do when ownership believes the first duty of the news division is to maximize profits?
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Time Warner
• 2007 revenues: $46.4 billion
• CNN, AOL, HBO, Time, Sports Illustrated, People, Warner Bros.,books and the Atlanta Braves
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Walt Disney Corporation
• 2007 revenues: $35.5 billion
• ABC, ESPN, Disney Channel, television and radio stations, movie studios, books, music, magazines and theme parks
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News Corporation
• 2007 revenues: $28.6 billion
• Fox network, TV stations, satellite, movie studios, MySpace, Fox News, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Weekly Standard
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Viacom/CBS
• 2007 revenues: $25.7 billion
• CBS network, television and radio stations, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, BET, Nick, books, music and movie studios
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Bertelsmann
• 2007 revenues:$19 billion
• Columbia Records, Random House books, television stations, radio stations and magazines throughout Europe
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General Electric Company
• 2007 revenues: $173 billion
• NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, television stations, movie studios, Telemundo
• Weapons, aircraft, nuclear power plants
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New York Times Company
• Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Boston.com, Boston Red Sox(17 percent), New England Sports Network (14 percent), Metro Boston (49 percent)
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Eastern Massachusetts
• First generation– More than 100
individually owned papers
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Eastern Massachusetts
• First generation• Second generation
– A half-dozen or so regional groups
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Eastern Massachusetts
• First generation• Second generation• Third generation
– One local owner for all papers
– Fidelity Capital– Boston Herald
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Eastern Massachusetts
• First generation• Second generation• Third generation• Fourth generation
– One national owner for all papers
– GateHouse Media owns papers across the United States
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Reasons for concern
• Coverage in the corporation’s interest– GE and nuclear
power plants– Dennis Kucinich
and the debates– Disney’s theme-park
workers
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Reasons for concern
• Coverage in the corporation’s interest
• But …– Clear Channel
and Minot wasan urban legend
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Reasons for concern
• Coverage in the corporation’s interest
• But …– Clear Channel
and Minot wasan urban legend
– Ben Compaine shows thereis no monopoly
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Countervailing trends
• A.J. Liebling worried about local monopolies, which no longer exist
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Countervailing trends
• A.J. Liebling worried about local monopolies, which no longer exist
• Internet has created vast array of choices
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Countervailing trends
• A.J. Liebling worried about local monopolies, which no longer exist
• Internet has created vast array of choices
• Nonprofit and local ownership
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Countervailing trends
• A.J. Liebling worried about local monopolies, which no longer exist
• Internet has created vast array of choices
• Nonprofit and local ownership
• Bloggers talk back to the media
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Encouraging diversity
• Regulate radio and television until the Internet takes over
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Encouraging diversity
• Regulate radio and television until the Internet takes over
• Preserve net neutrality
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Encouraging diversity
• Regulate radio and television until the Internet takes over
• Preserve net neutrality
• Encourage an ownership culturein which news comes first