Media Consolidation

Media Consolidation: Big media companies owning multiple media outlets and ultimately controlling the perspectives and dialogue across various media channels. When a media environment is concentrated, there are fewer opportunities for expressing independent or minority viewpoints through the media and gathering information from a wide range of sources with differing viewpoints is difficult.

Mergers and Open Access

Mergers and Open Access: Public Concerns and Preferences
Dhavan V Shah, Ph D
University of Madison Wisconsin
September 2000