By Benjamin M. Compaine
This thorough replace to Benjamin Compaine's unique 1979 benchmark and 1982 revisit of media possession tackles the query of media possession, delivering an in depth exam of the present kingdom of the media undefined. keeping the wealth of knowledge of the sooner volumes, Compaine and his co-author Douglas Gomery chronicle the myriad alterations within the media and the standards contributing to those alterations. in addition they study how the media is being reshaped through technological forces in all segments, in addition to via social and cultural reactions to those forces. This 3rd version of Who Owns the Media? has been reorganized and multiplied, reflecting the evolution of the media constitution. taking a look past traditional knowledge and expectancies, Compaine and Gomery research the features of festival within the media market, current substitute positions at the meanings of focus, and finally urge readers to attract their very own conclusions on a subject matter that's neither black nor white. acceptable for media practitioners and sociologists, historians, and economists learning mass media, this quantity is additionally used for complex classes in broadcasting, journalism, mass verbal exchange, telecommunications, and media schooling. As a brand new benchmark for the present kingdom of media possession, it really is priceless to someone wanting to appreciate who controls the media and therefore the data and leisure messages acquired by means of media shoppers.
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1 The input/output (I/O) model begins with analysis elements of market structure, the focus of this edition of WOTM? This has led to a rather unique ending to this edition: two concluding chapters. Although the two authors probably agree more than they disagree on the interpretation of the data, it would have looked like the literary equivalent of a pretzel had we written a common conclusion with which we both felt comfortable. But such differences of analysis and interpretation define the very debates of media ownership.
Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page v To Megan Rose Compaine: daughter, advisor, friend, and media player of the next generation and to Marilyn Moon, public servant and policy analyst extraordinaire. Page vii Contents Tables and Figures ix Foreword Christopher Sterling xv Preface xix 1 The Newspaper Industry Benjamin M. Compaine 1 2 The Book Publishing Industry Douglas Gomery 61 3 The Magazine Industry Benjamin M. Compaine 147 4 The Television Industries: Broadcast, Cable, and Satellite Douglas Gomery 193 5 Radio Broadcasting and the Music Industry Douglas Gomery 285 6 The Hollywood Film Industry: Theatrical Exhibition, Pay TV, and Home Video Douglas Gomery 359 7 The Online Information Industry Benjamin M.
Compaine 481 9 Interpreting Media Ownership Douglas Gomery 507 Page viii 10 Distinguishing between Concentration and Competition Benjamin M. S. S. S. S. S. S. C. 4: All-Time Top 25 Films at U. S. 1: The Information Business Map, 1999 544 Page xv Foreword Considering Who Owns the Media Seems nearly everybody talks about the media these days. Some bemoan what they see or hear and others celebrate the cornucopia of entertainment and news that daily becomes more widely available to more households.