Rupert Murdoch Stereotypes

Martin Gilens and Craig Hertzman at Yale University, have conducted a study on the Corporate ownership and news bias through the newspaper coverage of the 1996 Telecommunication Act addressing the claim: “Financial interests of corporate owners lead America’s news bureaus to downplay the significant issues surrounding the growing concentration of ownership of the country’s mass media” (Martin and Hertzman, 2000.)

The effects of media changes have had dramatic effects on how we as a nation absorb and understand information and consume media. In the past with traditional media much of the information we received was controlled and filtered through agenda setting and gate-keeping by a handful of main stream media network giants such as ABC, NBC, and CBS and their affiliates. However, after the development of the internet media began to change and develop in a way that allowed for the unlimited sharing of media and information which began to cause conflict with traditional media outlets. Lule (2017) “A 2010 Pew Research Center report found that more Americans receive their news via the Internet than from newspapers or radio

Unfortunately however, a February 2004 poll by the Pew Research Center found that “72 percent of the public has heard nothing about the media ownership [and consolidation] debate” (Connell 2004). Understanding how corporate mergers and consolidation affect the way in which the media function (especially in the realms of production and distribution) and how the media in turn directly impacts our society, our culture, our economy, and our politics – in short, our entire lives – is a necessary

Media Industries are significant within the life of modern society, providing the primary sources of information and entertainment. Media industries maintain the role of gatekeepers of news and information, as self-proclaimed guardians of freedom of speech and as self-appointed watchdogs on government and business attracting ever increasing attention from a sceptical public and policy-makers. Self – regulation has been the main structure and determinant within the Australian media industry, however, technological advances are now forcing new developments and fundamental changes upon the media as new approaches from policy-makers are focusing on improved structures that best serve the public interest within the modern world.

In 1983, ninety percent of American media was owned by fifty companies (Lutz). Fifty may seem like a small number of media outlets to control what an entire country listens to on the radio, watches on television, and reads in the paper. However the reality of modern day media is that media has never been more consolidated. In 2011, that same ninety percent of media was owned by a mere six companies (Lutz). Granted, benefits can arise when companies become very large (Concession), but from a business standpoint, oligopolies and monopolies are not desireable. These six companies dictate what nearly every American citizen must perceive. The influence that these companies have on the 277 million Americans that they control makes one question whether their thoughts are truly their own. “Having a few huge corporations control our outlets of expression could lead to less aggressive news coverage and a more muted marketplace of ideas (Media Conglomerates).” This disturbing reality goes unnoticed, and by breaking up the oversized media outlets people will return to gathering their ideas from a variety of sources and companies with many different

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.

Rupert Murdoch’s the man who owns the news. Rupert Murdoch’s a powerful man who owns a large part of the news was being the engulfing in a scandal. He has gained public attention around the world story about him featuring crimes, abuse of power and even a cover-up. Rupert Murdoch’s was a man who loved gossip he made most of his profit from the story that had gossip on them real or fake people believed what he wrote. Putting out story after story many becoming Victim of his tabloid news. Anybody who stood in Rupert Murdoch’s way was a target. Rupert Murdoch’s ran his company as reward and punishment to work for Rupert Murdoch’s you had to write 12 big stories a year one for every month you’ll be fired. This made many reporters who worked for

Introduction In the recent past, we cannot deny that the media industry has experienced monumental growth both in terms of revenues and global expansion. Like other businesses, such as banking and manufacturing, the media business has enjoyed globalized operations to expand and grow, becoming one of the biggest conglomerates in the world. World media has proactively employed information technology and advancement

The size of profit seeking imperative of dominant media corporations are said to be biased

The emergence of global media players has left media scholars and political commenters very “exercised by the worry that the ownership in Britain might be concentrated in the hands of too few people” (media in britain, p:4). Doyle, (2002, p: 13) also argues that “excessive concentration of media ownership can lead to over representation of certain view points and values.” Murdoch is frequently identified as having “too much power” and influence and “concentrating a large amount of national newspaper power in one controversial pair of hands” (Doyle 2002, p: 86) could have a significant effect on cultural values both in Britain and other countries globally (media in britain)

Rupert Murdoch and a Dramatic Change in the Television Industry Critically assess this statement with particular reference to commercial television channels. Rupert Murdoch owns one of the largest media organisations in the world, called News International. This is an organisation which owns products in all mediums.

In Henry Jenkins’ article “The Cultural Logic of Media Convergence”, he discusses areas of tension and necessary negotiations regarding media convergence in the modern world. In a landscape that places an emphasis on digital communication and internet advertisements, media companies are facing a significant shift from previous norms. What used to be a typically paper broadcasting and entertainment world is now almost entirely online. On topics such as regulating media content, there is much up to debate about who is responsible for responding to this culture change. While companies and brands can decide how much to regulate their content to an audience, ultimately the most responsibility is in the involvement of official government

Media imperialism is a defined by Boyd-Barret as a theory whereby the mass media of one country is heavily influenced and pressured by the media of other countries, without the proportionate reciprocation of mass media by the country affected (Boyd-Barrett, 2014). This could lead to media homogenising across the globe (ibid). It could be argued that media imperialism remains in the modern day because Western influences in developing countries assist in developing economies and cultures to become more modern and advanced, however ultimately the bargains struck between First World countries and developing countries only aim to benefit First World countries. The constant flow of First World countries media products into the domestic market not

By virtue of this myth or rationale, media companies are respected as patrons of the institution of news. Knut Helland describes the network of institutional linkages surrounding news media, as follows: “It is in the tension between performing idealized societal functions and serving up attractive products on the market that news reporting evolves as productional practices, as texts and as objects of interpretation“ (Helland 1999:189). In an institutional perspective journalism cannot be considered a uniform or monolithic force or collective player. Institutions are complex and allow room for conflicting interpretations, priorities and solutions. How news companies and news desks perform their ‘custodial’ role in practice depends on numerous factors, e.g., the economic resources at their disposal and their relations to multiple markets: the stock market, advertising, the information market and users.

Oligopoly is defined as ‘a market structure in which few firms are provided with dominance.’ (Economics-online, 2014) This word correlates greatly towards the current activity and climate of media ownership within the international realm and has greatly influenced the technological change, influence of deregulation and increase and appeal for media ownership. All three factors contributing greatly towards the collaboration of communication and media and the current media oligopoly. In answering the question , I agree with the statement suggesting that the world is clearly best understood as a global system controlled by an oligopoly of largely western media corporations. From News Corp, Comcast to Disney, these large media conglomerates combines share a major part of the media and the way it shapes and inform’s the public sphere of the world. Throughout the essay, I will be exploring the validity of this statement and illustrate prime examples that clearly highlight and illustrate the essence of the claim.