Ralph E. Hanson, Second Edition
HomeWeblogChaptersCh. 1: Living in a Media WorldCh. 2: The Media Business: Consolidation, Globalization, and the Long TailCh. 3: Mass Communication Effects: How Society and Media InteractCh. 4: Books: The Birth of the Mass MediaCh. 5: Magazines: The Power of Words and ImagesCh. 6: Newspapers: Reflection of a Democratic SocietyCh. 7: Sound: Music and Talk Across MediaCh. 8: Movies: Mass-Producing EntertainmentCh. 9: Television: Broadcast, Cable and BeyondCh. 10: The Internet: Mass Communication Gets PersonalCh. 11: Advertising: Selling a MessageCh. 12: Public Relations: Manufacturing the NewsCh. 13: Media Law: Free Speech and FairnessCh. 14: Media Ethics: Truthfulness, Fairness, and Standards of DecencyCh. 15: Global Media: Communication Around the WorldAbout the BookAbout the AuthorHelp
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Chapter 2: The Media Business

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The Columbia Journalism Review's "Who Owns What" provides a thorough breakdown of the major players in the media world by identifying what each owns in terms of media-related business. In addition to the "Big Six," other large media corporations are also "dissected".

 

Take a look at the "Big Six" and explore how each company portrays the many levels of media ownership each control.

-Time Warner

-Disney

-News Corporation

-Bertelsmann

-Viacom

-General Electric

 

The Web site iwantmedia.com provides concise coverage of media industry-related news. The site claims to be the authority on up-to-date news and resources and essential to any media professional.