Ownership Of The Media Flashcards
What are some formal limit to the media and it’s freedoms
1 law
2OFCOM (office of communication)
3 government influence
What are some laws in particular which affect the medias freedom
Libel law- prohibits the publication of a false statement which might bring someone to contempt
Racial and religious hatred act: forbidding the expression which encourages hate to someone
What happened in the leveson inquiry case study
- The media had acquired information in a particular murder which was extremely sensitive and could of only been found out by someone close to the family
- so when questioned the media where found guilty of bugging her families and friends phone and spying on them
Give me some stats on the ownership of the media
- 86% of daily and Sunday newspapers are owned by 4 companies
- 35% of sales of papers where owned by Rupert Murdock
What does Bagdikan have to say about lords if the global village
He said even 25 years ago the worker media was controlled by a few people, companies and moguls
- they still dominate worlds mass media and control every step
What is concentration of ownership
Owned by a few large corporations
What is global conglomeration
Owners have a global media empire
What is vertical integration
Owning all aspects of a single medium
E.g Netflix owning content, production, distribution and interface
What is horizontal integration
Owning lots of different types of media
What is synergy
When a company packages or synergism’s their products together
What is diversification
Owning different or being in different markets
What is technological convergence
Putting several technologies into one media product
