The Mass Media 2. Ownership and Control Sociology Central The Mass Media www.sociology.org.uk Media Ownership Private: Companies are State: The BBC‚ for example‚ is owned by individuals‚ families‚ shareholders and so forth. state owned; it is funded by the taxpayer and doesn ’t have private owners or shareholders. There are different types of state ownership around the world. In China‚ for example‚ the government directly controls media content (the media is‚ in effect
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2011-17951 Date submitted: August 29‚ 2013 Ownership of Media and Its Implications The Issue of Media Ownership Media ownership has been a hot topic for quite some time. In the Philippines‚ where private-ownership of the media is more common‚ the issue now is whether or not foreigners can own more than 40% of a media company. This is a country that has also experienced dominance of state-owned media under martial law and during that time‚ and Filipinos did not accept that sitting down but
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impact of media ownership Media should play its role freely without the influence of any other parties or power. The media suppose to be the agent of change‚ development‚ stability‚ social cohesion‚ a platform for mental or intellectual reformation and its biggest role is as the market for any kind of information. But in reality‚ these roles are not fully applied as the interruption of the media owners inhabits some of its roles. As we all know‚ the owner has the full power towards the media that is
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Regulating Cross-Media Ownership According to political theorists Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman The media is unable to satisfy our democratic needs because: They are profit-seeking businesses‚ owned by very wealthy people (or other companies); they are funded largely by advertisers who are also profit-seeking entities‚ and who want their ads to appear in a supportive selling environment. The media are also dependent on government and major business firms as information sources‚ and both
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Ownership Having things‚ we all like having things. Media and popular culture is rank with the need and competition for the ownership of tangible things. By this bigger car! Get this special spoon-fork hybrid! It is a constant and dangerously consuming race and it is not surprising that because of it some philosophers‚ like Plato‚ have concluded that ownership is damaging to one’s morals. But then there are philosophers like Aristotle‚ who say that tangible ownership can help develop a person.
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Australia’s media ownership laws have remained unchanged for over a decade‚ debate on the desirability of reform has continued unabated. This debate has been fuelled by the advent of new media technologies‚ a number of inquiries proposing regulatory changes‚ and the self-interest of those media organisations that report the controversy. The Government has long indicated that it believed the rules to be anachronistic‚ and in 2002 unsuccessfully attempted to amend the cross-media ownership restrictions
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The Effects of Corporate Ownership On Media Content “We are here to serve advertisers. That is our raison d’etre‚” said the CEO of CBS. Since the 1980s‚ there have been a lot of corporate mergers and buyouts in the media and entertainment industry. As a result‚ mainstream media has become more concentrated due to ownership and influence from advertisers. According to Mother Jones magazine‚ there were eight giant media companies dominating the US media. Most people get their information from
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Ownership is defined as the act‚ state‚ or right of possessing something‚ although‚ in our minds the idea of ownership varies with the person (Ownership). Throughout history‚ the perception of ownership has been viewed differently depending on circumstances including time. For example‚ during the beginning of exploration times there were issues with claiming land--white men thinking they were superior they believed they had right to other’s land. Psychologically‚ the human mind has developed a sense
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TABLE OF CONTENT Contents Page Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………….4 Definitions Land…………………………………………………………………………………...…6 Concurrent Ownership………………………………………………………………......6 Real Property……………………………………………………………………………..6 Concurrent Ownership………………………………………………………………................7 Forms of Concurrent Ownerships……………………………………………………………....7 Joint Tenancy……………………………………………………………………………7 Features of Joint Tenancy…………………………………………………….....7 Tenants in Common……………………………………………………………………
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Concentrated media ownership in today’s society is doing much more harm than good. As a democratic nation‚ there are many values and freedoms that we are entitled to and with this concentration‚ these rights are being infringed. The value of news is also in jeopardy as the diversity and localism of the news media diminishes. Both of these things together form a platonic pair that should be a concern of all democracy loving Americans. According to an FCC regulation that is currently being revised
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