Broadsheet and former broadsheet newspapers
Owner: Nikkei Inc. - Japanese media company
Tabloid newspapers
Owner: Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell
Why do you think ownership is something to be concerned about in the UK?
increasing concentration of Ownership in media puts these newspapers in fewer and fewer hands. Narrowing the range of opinions within the media can manipulate its viewers and readers to consume biased opinions regarding controversial subjects to then ultimately change personal opinions. In doing so its more about wealth then the idea of knowledge at the expense of both creativity and quality. This agrees with Curran and Seaton's theory of 'Power and media industries'. A level playing field isn't made with the internet whilst different opinionated voices aren't heard. This in a way censors what consumers read.
Do any of these companies own other media outlets? How does this link to Hesmondhalgh's ideas on Cultural Industries (see below)?
Cultural industries follow the same pattern of increasing concentration and integration within news. They support the idea of risk for a newspaper company. Being hard to predict story success or failure means companies must risk news stories they provide to the public. big hits cover the costs of failing new stories which can be costly also.
personal opinion regarding importance of a free press which regulates itself?
Personally I am neutral as free press which regulates itself has positive and negative elements making it a good idea and bad. it provides un-restriction for companies to express true stories without being watered down to censor for us as consumers revealing real and factual truth so opinions are narrowed. As newspaper producers can be restricted we can be exposed to a more vast range of topics with the un-restriction on what companies produce this gives us a more deeper insight to educate us. However newspaper journalists and press as a entirety can also be biased and manipulate true stories to best suit them selves. This is called false media and can give consumers a wrong perception possibly regarding controversial topics that can cause disturbance and bad opinions between people. Free press can also harassment and reducing a persons privacy breaks the code of conduct implemented to prevent this is often broken. newspapers break these laws to receive news stories to separate themselves from other papers in headlines to increases sales.
Do any of these companies own other media outlets? How does this link to Hesmondhalgh's ideas on Cultural Industries (see below)?
Cultural industries follow the same pattern of increasing concentration and integration within news. They support the idea of risk for a newspaper company. Being hard to predict story success or failure means companies must risk news stories they provide to the public. big hits cover the costs of failing new stories which can be costly also.
personal opinion regarding importance of a free press which regulates itself?
Personally I am neutral as free press which regulates itself has positive and negative elements making it a good idea and bad. it provides un-restriction for companies to express true stories without being watered down to censor for us as consumers revealing real and factual truth so opinions are narrowed. As newspaper producers can be restricted we can be exposed to a more vast range of topics with the un-restriction on what companies produce this gives us a more deeper insight to educate us. However newspaper journalists and press as a entirety can also be biased and manipulate true stories to best suit them selves. This is called false media and can give consumers a wrong perception possibly regarding controversial topics that can cause disturbance and bad opinions between people. Free press can also harassment and reducing a persons privacy breaks the code of conduct implemented to prevent this is often broken. newspapers break these laws to receive news stories to separate themselves from other papers in headlines to increases sales.
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