Media Concentration and Local, Weekly Newspapers

ISBN-13: 9783639178708 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 158 str.

Rachel Murdock

Opis

The concentration of media ownership into fewer and larger companies is an established trend. The effect of this concentration is, however, debated. Still, the influences of concentrated ownership on small, weekly newspapers has not been well documented. The Oxford Press in Oxford, Ohio is in a unique position to reflect the influences of local and corporate ownership on a local, weekly newspaper. Its owners over the years include a local editor/publisher, a distant corporate owner and a huge media conglomerate. Examining the differences under these three divergent owners provides an illumination of the influence of media concentration on small town, weekly newspapers.

O autorze

Rachel Murdock has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a Master's Degree in Mass Communication from Miami University of Ohio. She has worked as a freelance writer for newspapers, Internet businesses, and corporate clients for more than 20 years and is an adjunct professor at Cincinnati State and Miami University.