Media Conglomerates

The Big Picture

Andrew Arentowicz | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Oil Prices, Gen X, Media, Future, Global Warming, News, Truth, Jeremiah Wright, Politics News
Andrew Arentowicz

I am worried about our future. I would normally be minding my own business, but I'm afraid not enough people understand what's happening in the world today.

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Twilight Of The Media Moguls

BusinessWeek | Johnnie L. Roberts | Posted 02.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Media Conglomerates, John Malone, LIBERTY MEDIA, IAC/InterActiveCorp, Sumner Redstone, Rupert Murdoch, Home Shopping Network, Barry Diller, Iac, Wendi Murdoch, Jeff Bewkes, Bob Iger, Business News

If the enemy of my enemy is my friend, as the old chestnut says, then it makes perfect sense that Barry Diller would host a swanky soiree last summer ...

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Super Tuesday Media Musings, Part I: Why Media Forced Edwards Out of the Race

Jennifer L. Pozner | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Mainstream Media, John Edwards Media Coverage, 2008 Election and Race, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Race, 2008 Election, 2008 Election and Gender, Barack Obama, Gender, Media News
Jennifer L. Pozner

The Dems are left with only two contenders to choose from because corporate media rafted a narrative around Edwards as a non-viable also-ran from the get-go.

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Is This Town Big Enough For the Two of Us?

Adam Conner-Simons | Posted 02.04.2008 | Media

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Adam Conner-Simons

The print market in big cities like Chicago and Boston may soon revolve around a single major newspaper.

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News Corp Sells 8 TV Stations For $1.1 Billion

Retuers Via CNBC | Posted 12.24.2007 | Business

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Fox Affilliates, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Oak Hill Partners, Fox Affiliate Stations, Business News

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp will sell eight U.S. television stations to private equity firm Oak Hill Partners for about $1.1 billion. News Corp said i...

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Harry Potter vs. Big Media

Josh Silver | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

Read More: Senate, Fcc, Media Consolidation, Media, Kevin Martin, Media Reform, Harry Potter, Music, News Corp, Tribune Company, Potterwatch, Media Ownership Rules, Media Ownership, Harry and the Potters, Wizard Rock, Gannett, Harry Potter Alliance, Media Monopolies, Media Conglomerates, Big Media, Federal Communications Commission, Rupert Murdoch, Andrew Slack, Harry Potter Fans, Kevin Martin FCC, Local News, Music Inspired by Harry Potter, Voldemedia, Media News
Josh Silver

Potterwatch is building a real-world movement against "Voldemedia" -- the handful of companies that control most of what we see, hear and read every day.

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Big Media Myopia at the FCC

Timothy Karr | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media

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Timothy Karr

Allowing one company to own broadcast station and a major daily newspaper in the same market is so unpopular that one wonders what really motivates FCC chair Kevin Martin to defy common sense.

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The Three Blind Mice

Marvin Kitman | Posted 11.19.2007 | Media

Read More: Fcc, Ownership Rules, Tribune Company, Media Conglomerates, Michael Powell, Kevin Martin, Sam Zell, Media Ownership Rules, Media Monopolies, Media News
Marvin Kitman

Michael Powell's idea was to level the playing field so the average American mega-billionaires could all make excessive profits. Why should some of the pigs be kept away from the trough?

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Cross Ownership: 1 + 1 + 1.1

Lauren Rich Fine | Posted 11.16.2007 | Media

Read More: Cross Ownership, Newspapers, Media Conglomerates, Fcc, FCC Media Consolidation, Kevin Martin, Kevin Martin FCC, Newspapers Economy, Media News
Lauren Rich Fine

Newspapers economic challenges have more to do with the Internet and the loss of classified ads than competition from other media.

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News Corp Riding High As No. 1 Media Conglom With $67.8 B

Hollywood Reporter | Paul Bond | Posted 10.22.2007 | Business

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Rupert Murdoch, Timewarner, News Corp, Sony, Disney, Business News

About the same time that Rupert Murdoch was telling shareholders that his beloved News Corp. had become the world's most valuable media conglomerate, ...

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News Corp Riding High As No. 1 Media Conglom With $67.8 B

Hollywood Reporter | Paul Bond | Posted 10.22.2007 | Business

Read More: Media Conglomerates, Rupert Murdoch, Timewarner, News Corp, Sony, Disney, Business News

About the same time that Rupert Murdoch was telling shareholders that his beloved News Corp. had become the world's most valuable media conglomerate, ...

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