Media Monopolies

The Media Shopoholic Strikes Again

Marvin Kitman | Posted 04.24.2008 | Media

Read More: News Corp, Media Consolidation, Fcc, FCC Media Consolidation, Rupert Murdoch Newsday, New York Post, Newsday, Rupert Murdoch, New York Times, Washington Post, Rupert Murdoch Wall Street Journal, Media Monopolies, Media News
Marvin Kitman

Whenever Murdoch is depressed, my studies over the years as a media pathologist find, he has what he calls "an expansionist lunge." And when he's in one of them he can't be outbid.

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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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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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