Ben Bagdikian Ben Haig Bagdikian (born 1920, Maraş , Ottoman Empire ; modern day Turkey ) is an American educator and journalist . Bagdikian has made journalism his profession since 1941. He is a significant American media critic and the dean emeritus of the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism . In 1983, Bagdikian published The Media Monopoly , which revealed the fast-moving media conglomeration that was putting more and more media corporations in fewer and fewer hands with each new merger. This work has been updated through six editions (through 2000) before being renamed The New Media Monopoly and is considered a crucial resource for knowledge about media ownership. Bagdikian is credited with the observation that "Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach 's ' St. Bibliography [ edit ] In the Midst of Plenty: A New Report on the Poor in America , Boston: Beacon Press , 1964. Honors [ edit ] As editor [ edit ]
How Biased is the Media? Tim Groseclose, Author of Left Turn, Answers Your Questions Last week we solicited your questions for Tim Groseclose, a political science professor at UCLA and author of the new book, Left Turn: How Liberal Media Bias Distorts the American Mind. The response was fast and furious. A total of 149 questions (and counting) have been posted in the comments section. We selected 14 of them for Groseclose to answer, and he obliged us quite promptly. As always, thanks to all for participating. Q. A. Why are newsrooms so liberal? A manager or owner of a media outlet could try to counteract this by trying to hire more conservatives, but he will have a hard time trying to find conservatives who want to be journalists. How can journalists be aware of their own biases? And if a journalist is really serious about understanding his or her own biases, he or she could visit Washington County, Utah. Q. A. Although Republicans and Democrats probably do get their news from vastly different sources, in one sense it hardly matters. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. Q.
Who Owns The Media? The 6 Monolithic Corporations That Control Almost Everything We Watch, Hear And Read Back in 1983, approximately 50 corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the United States. Today, ownership of the news media has been concentrated in the hands of just six incredibly powerful media corporations. These corporate behemoths control most of what we watch, hear and read every single day. They own television networks, cable channels, movie studios, newspapers, magazines, publishing houses, music labels and even many of our favorite websites. Sadly, most Americans don't even stop to think about who is feeding them the endless hours of news and entertainment that they constantly ingest. Most Americans don't really seem to care about who owns the media. The six corporations that collectively control U.S. media today are Time Warner, Walt Disney, Viacom, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., CBS Corporation and NBC Universal. But it is the "big six" that are the biggest concerns. Back in 1983 it was bad enough that about 50 corporations dominated U.S. media. Viacom
The inverted pyramid of data journalism I’ve been working for some time on picking apart the many processes which make up what we call data journalism. Indeed, if you read the chapter on data journalism (blogged draft) in my Online Journalism Handbook, or seen me speak on the subject, you’ll have seen my previous diagram that tries to explain those processes. I’ve now revised that considerably, and what I’ve come up with bears some explanation. What’s more, I’ve also sketched out a second diagram that breaks down how data journalism stories are communicated – an area which I think has so far not been very widely explored. I’m hoping this will be helpful to those trying to get to grips with data, whether as journalists, developers or designers. UPDATE: Also in Spanish. The inverted pyramid of data journalism Here are the stages explained: Compile Data journalism begins in one of two ways: either you have a question that needs data, or a dataset that needs questioning. Compiling data can take various forms. Clean Context Combine
Media Conglomerates, Mergers, Concentration of Ownership Some nations can influence and control their media greatly. In addition, powerful corporations also have enormous influence on mainstream media. In some places major multinational corporations own media stations and outlets. Often, many media institutions survive on advertising fees, which can lead to the media outlet being influenced by various corporate interests. Other times, the ownership interests may affect what is and is not covered. Stories can end up being biased or omitted so as not to offend advertisers or owners. The idea of corporate media itself may not be a bad thing, for it can foster healthy competition and provide a check against governments. Global conglomerates can at times have a progressive impact on culture, especially when they enter nations that had been tightly controlled by corrupt crony media systems (as in much of Latin America) or nations that had significant state censorship over media (as in parts of Asia). — Robert W. We are here to serve advertisers.
Désintermédiation et perte de pouvoir des journalistes : Crise d Avec Internet, on s'habitue à accéder à l'information de façon directe, sans l'aide d'intermédiaires. Le rôle de médiation des journalistes est remis en cause. Ce rôle ne disparait pas: il se modifie. Dans le même temps, d'autres médiateurs apparaissent. Avant de se rendre à Davos, le locataire de l'Elysée a participé à l'émission « Paroles de Français ». Cette émission, on peut la voir de deux façon: 1) c'est juste un trompe l'œil, une émission de télé réalité politique, un pseudo échange entre un homme politique et des citoyens triés sur le volet; l'essentiel se passe ailleurs, par exemple au sommet Davos, qui réunit les super riches. 2) cette émission atteste de la montée en puissance de la « parole » des citoyens, de l'opinion qui s'exprime de façon directe, avec un rôle restreint des journalistes Désintermédiation L'émission de TF1 n'est pas la première du genre. Cette désintermédiation est de plus en plus souvent à l'œuvre. Les citoyens s'expriment directement. Journalistes désavoués
“The Big 6″ Media Conglomerates – How Much Do They Really Control? | Introduction to Sociology On tuesday, we talked about the state of our country’s media programs, and how they are ultimately controlled by only a handful of large companies and corporations. Basically, the preferences of the executives of these companies will have influence in the news programming on the television channels that they own. To take this even further, media in America has the power to hide, show, highlight, or downplay certain situations, events, or in that matter, anything that each channel’s respective executives want. In lecture, there was a question asking “what percentage of American media is controlled by the ‘Big 6′ media conglomerates?” A website titled “Frugal Dad” has created a visual representation of just how much the “Big 6″ media conglomerates actually control. The analysis continues, with a breakdown of different media types. From this, it certainly seems like these 6 companies really are “taking over”. -Ian Simpson
Avoid Making the First Concession When Bargaining to Come Out Ahead in the End It's almost common sense, yet Obama still hasn't figured it out. This "common sense" is what led to the budget gridlock and the subsequent debt limit gridlock that both led to two dramatic drops in job growth in the month immediately afterward. Two-sided negotiation is hard (almost impossible) when both sides are populated by people with strong opinions who effectively have veto power over the other side. That's why the most successful negotiations are mediated negotiations, with a non-partisan third party moderating the discussion. By taking the middle road each time these negotiations have come up, Obama's trying to position himself as that mediator. Unfortunately, the GOP just won't accept him as such. The solution isn't getting rid of Obama. Upon election, Obama and the Dems had control of both House of Congress, and the mandate of a decisive victory in the election. It was like Obama (and the Dems) were afraid to take responsibility for actually trying to change things.