Final Media Project by Alexis Kathryn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot en-us 2017-04-10 16:18:04 UTC 2017-04-17 23:55:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Main Points alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166614524 Concentration of Power
- value of localism & efficiency 
Reduction of Competition 
Limits on Access 
- ownership & voice 
Change in Content 
Enriches Few People ]]> 2017-04-17 19:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166614524 Example alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166618040 Verizon vs AT&T
competing with the data rates ]]> 2017-04-17 19:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166618040 Example alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166618356 Time Warner re branding themselves - new name and image = new publicity and a fresh start into the market again ]]> 2017-04-17 19:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166618356 Reduction of competition pcain4life https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619324 New sprouting companies often get bought out by larger companies.
Smaller independent companies don't have enough funding nor resources to enter the market; thus reducing the overall competition.  ]]> 2017-04-17 19:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619324 Media Ownership Rules & Changes brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619538 In the past few years, countries such as the United States, Canada, Mexico, Britain, and Australia relaxed their media ownership rules. 
The question that arises is whether or not these changes will foster healthier competition, as advocates claim, or even more consolidation, as critics argue. ]]> 2017-04-17 19:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619538 Example alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619555 Graph of all the media owner ships and big monopolies ]]> 2017-04-17 19:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619555 Factors that changed Media Markets brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619645 Several factors have driven structural changes in communication and media markets such as threat of new media technologies, the relaxation of media concentration rules, and the search for greater vertical and horizontal integration.]]> 2017-04-17 19:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619645 Value of Localism alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619818 Belief that control of important institutions should be spread out as much as possible so that many people share the power 
Should be kept local if they are to serve best the needs of individuals and society ]]> 2017-04-17 19:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619818 brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619944 Researcher addresses how observers looking at the same thing arrive to such contrasting conclusions about media concentration.
The observers are looking at different things. Those who see more competition are focusing on numerical diversity.
Those who see greater consolidation usually consider source diversity.]]> 2017-04-17 19:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166619944 Numerical Diversity vs Source Diversity brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620191  Numerical diversity is the number of available channels in any given area. Source diversity is a measure of the number of media owners in any given market. ]]> 2017-04-17 19:32:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620191 Limitations on Access pcain4life https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620444 Anyone can start a company (magazine, newspaper, video production, recording company, or website), however they will find it difficult to stand out from the ]]> 2017-04-17 19:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620444 Patrick's Corner pcain4life https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620704 2017-04-17 19:35:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620704 Value of Efficiency alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620730 Strong trend towards concentration, consolidation, and centralization - formation of the United States; founders preserved state's rights and the formation of local governments, but also created a powerful central government - could also be seen in the development of media industries; though they begin small, they take on the characteristics of large business as they grow ]]> 2017-04-17 19:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620730 Enriches Few People pcain4life https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620869
Removing a company (media) will create an economic collapse. 64% of media shares are publicly traded and owned by institutions such as banks, insurance companies, and mutual funds.]]> 2017-04-17 19:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620869 Consequences of Concentration brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620908 Many critics argue that the most significant consequence is the ability of a handful of media owners to exert influence on media content, and people’s view of the world. ]]> 2017-04-17 19:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166620908 Many Channel Options, Shrinking Source Diversity brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621207 Audiences have more media channel options than ever before, but source diversity is shrinking. Media professionals are experiencing large changes in the quantity and quality of work available to them and this has created deep rifts within the media. ]]> 2017-04-17 19:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621207 Change in Content alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621628 Critics argue that as competition among media companies decrease, the content of messages changes in a negative way - as companies grow larger, their content decreases in quality and that the messages are more likely to harm the public ]]> 2017-04-17 19:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621628 Conclusion Statement brittanymariegummere https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621924 Media ownership and concentration remains a critical issue, with concerns of bias, the abuse of personalized power at stake, the future of media evolution, and the potential of democracy.]]> 2017-04-17 19:43:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166621924 alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166625759 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFheVRGz1fk ]]> 2017-04-17 20:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166625759 alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166626374 http://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-phone-carriers,review-3066-7.html ]]> 2017-04-17 20:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166626374 alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166626913 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmTYUgSpXmE ]]> 2017-04-17 20:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166626913 Intro alexiskathrynnn https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166646532 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awRRPPE3V5Q]]> 2017-04-17 23:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/alexiskathrynnn/pgyo2hgmk9ot/wish/166646532