There was once a bipartisan consensus that media power had to be regulated if democracy were to survive.
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Hollywood has seen this movie before.
The acquisition of EA for US$55 billion is a continuation of similar consolidation trends that have been seen across the creative sector, including music, film and television.
Underground reporters could be among the last bulwarks against unchecked power.
President Nixon tried and failed to cancel ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Since then, deregulation and consolidation have made media conglomerates more willing to accommodate those in power.
The proposed Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery merger would concentrate oversight of two prominent newsrooms – CNN and CBS – under one owner with strong ties to Donald Trump.
As the journalism industry continues to crater, wealthy plutocrats are consolidating their control over information systems.
The FCC has made it even easier for broadcast media conglomerates to focus on making money. The public – who own the airwaves those companies depend on – will suffer as a result.
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Professor of Media Studies, Penn State
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, Washington State University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Johannes Kepler University Linz; University of Pennsylvania
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for American Political History and Technology, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Journalism, Accountability and Democracy, American University School of Communication
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Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant in Journalism Studies, University of Florida
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Professor, Digital Humanities, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor, School of Creative Industries, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Labour and Employment Relations, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, Western University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Turku Institute for Advanced Studies & John Morton Center for North American Studies, University of Turku