It says something when we have to learn about this from a Middle Eastern media company and not from the traditional American media. Who owns most of the traditional American media today? Answer: six giant corporations. For instance, Fox News is part of Media Corp and Rupert Murdock, a known neo-conservative, owns the majority of Media Corp shares and controls what Media Corp reports. Media Corp is the second largest media empire in the world. To learn more: Massive corporations dominate the U.S. media landscape. Through a history of mergers and acquisitions, these companies have concentrated their control over what we see, hear and read. In many cases, these companies are vertically integrated, controlling everything from initial production to final distribution. In the interactive charts below we reveal who owns what. freepress.net/ownership/chart
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 15:55:03 +0000
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