Media- Ownership + Control 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyMass MediaA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Anna1905Created on: 12-06-18 11:10 Technological Convergence Several media technologies combined 1 of 22 Synergy Companies produce, promote and sell a product in various forms 2 of 22 Transnational Ownership Ownership is global 3 of 22 Media Concentration Media is in the hands of a few large companies 4 of 22 Vertical Integration Concentration of ownership in a single medium 5 of 22 Horizontal Integration Owners have a range of interests of media 6 of 22 Media Conglomerate Global media company 7 of 22 Trends- Bagdikian 2004 1983=50 companies control 90% 1992=22 companies control 90% 2011=6 companies control 90% 8 of 22 Trends- Main Companies Times Warner= 5 companies- $28.11bil Viacom= 38 companies- $22bil Disney= 24 companies- $92bil NewsCorp= 220 companies-$inconclusive 9 of 22 Formal Controls- Legal System Regulates, restricts, prohibits EG, Equality Act 2010 10 of 22 Formal Controls- Ofcom Protects from harmful broadcasts + unfair treatment on TV/radio 11 of 22 Formal Controls- BBC Partly regulated by Ofcom + funded by license fees 12 of 22 Formal Controls- Government Electronic surveillance + filtering software 13 of 22 Formal Controls- IPSO Replaced PCC after Leveson Inquiry + monitors standards in journalism 14 of 22 Pluralist A01 Audience= active, favour deregulation, privatisation= create competition 15 of 22 Pluralist A02 News Of The World= shut down after Leveson Inquiry 16 of 22 Traditional Marxism A01 RC send out messages, gatekeepers, agenda-setting 17 of 22 Traditional Marxism A02 Rupert Murdoch= "sun king" + "phantom pm" 18 of 22 Neo-Marxism A01 Hegemonic views, RC beliefs challenged + audience have some control 19 of 22 Neo-Marxism A02 GUMG= media reflects white mc views 20 of 22 PoMo A01 Strinati= mass media shapes consumer choice 21 of 22 PoMo A02 Citizen Journalism 22 of 22
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