Media ownership policies: Pressures for change and implications

We are witnessing a wholesale restructuring of media ownership statutes throughout the world. It is difficult to think of a single developed or developing country which over the last 10 years has not introduced at least one change – and in many cases more – in its media ownership regimes. The direc...

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Autor principal:	Steven Barnett
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2004
Materias:	media ownership globalisation diversity plurality Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:471348a11f0e4790b415c459c6e73a2e2021-12-02T13:03:24ZMedia ownership policies: Pressures for change and implications10.24135/pjr.v10i2.8011023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/471348a11f0e4790b415c459c6e73a2e2004-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/801https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 We are witnessing a wholesale restructuring of media ownership statutes throughout the world. It is difficult to think of a single developed or developing country which over the last 10 years has not introduced at least one change – and in many cases more – in its media ownership regimes. The direction is almost entirely one-way: towards a more liberal and deregulated environment which allows for more conglomeration of media companies, greater flexibility in foreign ownership, and fewer restrictions on ownership across different media. I want to address two important aspects of this worldwide phenomenon: first, why it is happening and the main forces driving these changes; and second, the implications for a free press, for diversity, and for journalism. Steven BarnettAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia ownershipglobalisationdiversitypluralityCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2004)
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description	We are witnessing a wholesale restructuring of media ownership statutes throughout the world. It is difficult to think of a single developed or developing country which over the last 10 years has not introduced at least one change – and in many cases more – in its media ownership regimes. The direction is almost entirely one-way: towards a more liberal and deregulated environment which allows for more conglomeration of media companies, greater flexibility in foreign ownership, and fewer restrictions on ownership across different media. I want to address two important aspects of this worldwide phenomenon: first, why it is happening and the main forces driving these changes; and second, the implications for a free press, for diversity, and for journalism.
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Media ownership policies: Pressures for change and implications

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