Outline:
- Introduction:
- In the United States there are six major corporations that control all the information we receive including news, television, movies, print, radio, and the internet. The monopolization of the media shapes the way we view the world around us by limiting diversity in views on a given topic. Who manages the media, the history of regulation and deregulation, and the impact of consolidation are all important features of the mainstream media. In contrast, some believe monopolization is not a significant issue our society faces.
- Body Paragraphs
- Who controls the media today?
- 6 major conglomerates
- History of regulation and deregulation
- Radio Act of 1912
- Telecommunications Act
- Creation of the FCC
- Telecommunications Act of 1996
- The results of media consolidation
- Choose which stories are to be published
- Multiple viewpoints are not shared on a given topic
- Shapes the general public’s opinion
- Serves corporate stockholders, advertisers, and sponsors over public interests
- Counter argument
- Alternative news outlets
- Conclusion
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