Media ownership and concentration in America / Eli M. Noam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Noam, Eli M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Ownership--United States.

Mass media.

Telecommunication--Ownership--United States.

Telecommunication.

Mass media--Economic aspects--United States.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (500 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

People have worried for many years about the concentration of private power over the media, as evidenced by controversy over Federal Communication Commission rulings on broadcast ownership limits. The fear, it seems, is of a media mogul with a political agenda: a new William Randolph Hearst who could help start wars or run for political office using the power of the media. In the light of these concerns about freedom of speech, Eli Noam provides a comprehensive survey of media concentration in America, covering everything from the early media empire of Benjamin Franklin to the modern-day cellu

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PART I. INTRODUCTION""; ""1. The Debate Over Media Concentration and Ownership""; ""2. The Dynamics of Media Concentration: A Model""; ""3. Seeking the Answers""; ""PART II. MASS MEDIA""; ""4. Electronic Mass Media: Retail Distribution""; ""5. Program Networks""; ""6. Film""; ""7. Music""; ""8. Print and Publishing""; ""PART III. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY""; ""9. Consumer Electronics Media Devices""; ""10. The Computer and Software Sector""; ""PART IV. TELECOMMUNICATIONS""; ""11. Telecommunications Services and Equipment""; ""PART V. INTERNET MEDIA""

""12. The Internet: Still Wide Open and Competitive?""""PART VI. NATIONAL CONCENTRATION TRENDS: SUMMARIES""; ""13. National Horizontal Concentration""; ""14. Vertical and Cross-Industry Concentration""; ""15. Local Media Concentration""; ""16. The Ownership Structure of the American Information Sector""; ""PART VII. CONCLUSIONS""; ""17. The Need for a New Concentration Index for Media""; ""18. Findings""; ""19. The Findings and the Model""; ""20. The Future of Media Industries""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""

""M""""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-988495-1

0-19-972001-0

OCLC:

609850378