Media And The Global Media

Media corporations have been merging into fewer (and larger) entities which are better able to control the flow of information to the public. Because of their size and power, they can prevent unfavorable coverage of their activities in the media outlets they own. In 1983, 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the U.S. In 1992, fewer than two dozen of these corporations owned and operated 90% of the mass media; controlling almost all of America's newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, books, records, movies, videos, wire services and photo agencies. Now only 5 huge corporations - Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch's News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom (formerly CBS) - now control most of the media industry in the U.S. General Electric's NBC is a close sixth. Democracy can't exist without an informed public. We rely on unbiased news from independent

Today’s media is far too consolidated. In 1983, fifty companies owned 90% of the media, but in 2011, that same 90% was owned by just 5 (1). This is why I propose that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) lower the limit on the amount of market share that an organization can own; moving us closer to an ‘ideal democracy’. I also add the stipulation that if media was struggling to find a foot hold in the market, the FCC could grant all media outlets non-profit status; however, this stipulation is simply a clause in case breaking up outlets had unintended consequences and this will not be explored through this paper.

Although the presence of competition between the various media providers is good, America’s media industry is faced with a major concern of oligopoly. There are special interest groups that have a grip on the country’s media companies such as major television channels and broadcasting. Statistics show that a large part of what Americans view, hear, or read is controlled by a few corporations that own major television and radio stations, as well as newspapers (Bennett, 2004). For instance, there are six big corporations that dominate the American media industry. First, News Corp, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, an Australian-born media tycoon, owns the wall Street Journal, DirecTV, and Fox Television, among others (London, 2015). Second, General electric owns Universal Vivendi and the National Broadcasting Corporation (London, 2015). Third, the Cable News Network is owned by Time

The content of the media is the fault of the people’s desire. Media publishers such as the New York Times Company, CBS, and Viacom are businesses raking in billions in revenue by meeting public demand. It is public demand for specific stories which dominate media publication and broadcasting. For example, the development of uber-conservative Breitbart and alt-left Slate developed as a result of conservative and liberal yearnings for biased media outlets. Before Breitbart and Slate, and other partisan news sources, established media either leaned center-right, or center-left but surges of conservatism and liberalism were visible in election returns during the turn of the 21st century. It is a result of this surge of liberalism and conservatism

Over the centuries, the media has played a significant role in the shaping of societies across the globe. This is especially true of developed nations where media access is readily available to the average citizen. The media has contributed to the creation of ideologies and ideals within a society. The media has such an effect on social life, that a simple as a news story has the power to shake a nation. Because of this, governments around the world have made it their duty to be active in the regulation and control of media access in their countries. The media however, has quickly become dominated by major mega companies who own numerous television, radio and movie companies both nationally and

Until the 1980s, the control of the media was in the hands of the national government. From then, the control shifted to private outlets and by the 1990’s, there were more than fifty multinational companies who controlled it (“Mass Media”). Today, only about six major companies control the larger fraction of media in America (Williams, Par. 1). Norman Solomon wrote in the New Political Science Journal that most reporters and editors work for just a few huge companies. These journalists and editors are on the payroll for “mega-media institutions”, of which, only about six exist (Solomon 297). How much will the public learn if these companies generally control the output of information?

Technology has improved dramatically, to open the gate of globalization during the changing stages of media and communication. These very functions have played an important role in economic growth and at the same time spreads culture growth globally, and with the revolution of global media, it helps the world become smaller and easier to reach. With its growth and capability, global media has attracted many capitalists, especially who are from the West, to grab such opportunity. This has become a question is it true, that the global media systems are mostly controlled by Western transnational media forums, and is there any negative impact from such actions?

In May 2003, Rupert Murdoch became the poster-boy for critics of media deregulation in the United States, when borrowing from the tabloid style of  Murdoch’s very own news organizations, several grassroots groups banded together to place full-page display ads in major newspapers, featuring four close-up shots of a scowling Murdoch over a banner headline that read, ‘This Man Wants to Control the News in America’ (https: //www.moveon. org/monopoly/). Widely characterized as the quintessential global media baron, Murdoch was then in the process of acquiring Direct TV in the US and Telepiu in Italy, key links in a global satellite TV empire that spans Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas. In the eyes of many, this gives Murdoch unprecedented

Finally, the social ramifications of corporate media control contradict the culture of democratic institutions in American culture and society. This has become a major issue in the clash between government regulators and the corporate institutions that are continuing to consolidate into larger, and more powerful companies in the 21st century. In this manner, the regulation of corporate media organizations tends to deny the existence of “democracy” in the U.S., which continually makes claims about the freedom of expression and diversity of its populations. This is also true of the reduction of government regulation, which continues to allow the consolidation of corporate media into a small group of transnational corporate owners. One of the

Yahoo News, Huffington Post, CNN, Fox News, and Buzzfeed; these are some of the most popular sites today for current news on world events. But what if there was a newspaper for everything trending online? Cue Reddit, the Front Page of the Internet. Reddit shares many of the same attributes as online news with its timely and interactive content; however, its goal is not to deliver objective facts but to rank information by how interesting it is. Many successful websites require an equal balance of ethos, pathos, and logos to generate traffic. Reddit is unique in that its success comes almost exclusively from its use of pathos to keep a loyal user base.

In the following paragraphs, I will be discussing on how ideology can effect the media. The first article that I will be analysing is called “Marxism and the Media” written by Khawer Khan. Khan started the article by saying that, the mass media is found everywhere and it’s influencing our daily lives. Quoting the book “Manufactured Consent” by Noam Chomsky, he states that corporate ownership is an issue that is being represented in the media. In fact, in the United States, there are six large corporations of media outlets which are General Electric, Comcast, Disney, News Corp, CBS, and Time Warner. Apart from controlling the television, radio and newspapers, they also own the outdoor advertising.

It is without a doubt that the Globalisation of the media has increased our access to information about people and events around the world. However, during the process it has also shifted issues on what should or should not be in the public domain due to media ownership led by Western media corporations. The media shape is reconstructing itself, forming a singular global body playing an essential part in our democracy socially, politically, economically and culturally. Due to this, the effects of globalisation towards Journalism have become very debatable to whether it is benefiting the practice of journalism or hindering it. During the course of this essay, it will explore the affect globalisation has on the media (especially journalism), the affect of media ownership and how new technologies have influenced journalism.

Media plays a big role in society these days. Whether it be letting society know what is going on the in the world today or something as simple as updates on current life on social media. The media's role in society not only delivers information of the world but also brings people together through common interests or general talks. In Brian Knappenberger's documentary: Nobody Speak: Trials of Free Press it is seen how media effect lives and how there is a much stronger meaning to what media stands for in society and why media needs to take its stand when it comes to people who want to devour them.

If we talk about the role of media in globalization process we should firstly say that what the media is. The media is media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience by mass communication. Today the media play a key role in enhancing globalization. And the media also play important role in facilitating culture exchange flows of information between countries. The media spreads through international news broadcasts, new technologies, television programming, film and music. There are a lot of broadcasts of media. Foe example: We can say about internet, TV, radio, newspapers, books, billboards and etc. The media connects the world to a network of information easily accessible for all of us. In this discussion arises a question: Which role has media in globalization process? I think the role of media in globalization process is very important. And my point of view is that the media is a part of the globalization process, it is like “pen” of the globalization process, because media shares everything that the globalization process dictates. The important role in globalization process has Internet, which connects all the countries around the world. Internet is called “world wide web”. So if we say about the globalization process we should remind that the developed countries globalize enough. However, there are some countries which do not globalize enough. For example, states of 3rd world, hungry states and others.

The word ‘literature’ has evolved through various meanings over its time in the English lexicon. According to Raymond Williams literature “came into English, from C14 [the fourteenth century], in the sense of polite learning through reading” (Williams 182) and in Marx’s time usually “referred to the whole body of books and writing; or if distinction was made it was in terms of falling below the level of polite learning” (Williams 183). These definitions, specifically regarding the distinction of polite learning, are likely those Marx used when he wrote about the rise of a world literature in The Communist Manifesto. Yet somehow Marx was able to predict the negative impact a world literature would have on the working class decades before the rise of mass media and the global domination of western values. In this paper I will demonstrate how a world literature, or globally dominant set of values, is presently used by the ruling class to exert control over the working class by ensuring opposition can only occur from within existing ideological and repressive state apparatus.