Who owns the media? : competition and concentration in the mass media industry / Benjamin M. Compaine, Douglas Gomery.

By:

Compaine, Benjamin M

Contributor(s):

Gomery, Douglas

Material type: Text

TextSeries: LEA's communication seriesPublication details: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2000.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 604 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

0805829350 (alk. paper)
0805829369 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Uniform titles:

Who owns the media?

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

302.23/0973 21

LOC classification:

P96.C66 2000

Contents:

Foreword / Christopher Sterling -- 1. The Newspaper Industry / Benjamin M. Compaine -- 2. The Book Publishing Industry / Douglas Gomery -- 3. The Magazine Industry / Benjamin M. Compaine -- 4. The Television Industries: Broadcast, Cable, and Satellite / Douglas Gomery -- 5. Radio Broadcasting and the Music Industry / Douglas Gomery -- 6. The Hollywood Film Industry: Theatrical Exhibition, Pay TV, and Home Video / Douglas Gomery -- 7. The Online Information Industry / Benjamin M. Compaine -- 8. Who Owns the Media Companies? / Benjamin M. Compaine -- 9. Interpreting Media Ownership / Douglas Gomery -- 10. Distinguishing Between Concentration and Competition / Benjamin M. Compaine.

Review: "This third edition of Who Owns the Media has been reorganized and expanded and reflects the evolution of the media industry structure. Broadcast television, cable, and satellite are now addressed in a single chapter, the video cassette industry is given consideration as part of the film business, and the Internet is discussed in a new chapter included in this edition. The text is supplemented by numerous tables and graphs, which offer clear overviews of historical developments and current status.Summary: Looking beyond conventional wisdom and expectations, Compaine and Gomery examine the characteristics of competition in the media marketplace, present alternative positions on the meanings of concentration, and ultimately urge readers to draw their own conclusions on an issue that is neither black nor white.".Summary: "Appropriate for media practitioners, sociologists, historians, and economists studying mass media, this volume can also be used for advanced courses in broadcasting, journalism, mass communication, telecommunications, and media education. As a new benchmark for the current state of media ownership, it is invaluable to anyone needing to understand who controls the media and thus the information and entertainment messages received by media consumers."--BOOK JACKET.

Item type:

Book

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Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation	Non-fiction	P96.C66 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	031095
Nairobi Campus General Circulation	Non-fiction	P96.C66 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Available	031096

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Rev. ed. of: Who owns the media? / Benjamin M. Compaine ... [et al.]. 2nd ed. 1982.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"This third edition of Who Owns the Media has been reorganized and expanded and reflects the evolution of the media industry structure. Broadcast television, cable, and satellite are now addressed in a single chapter, the video cassette industry is given consideration as part of the film business, and the Internet is discussed in a new chapter included in this edition. The text is supplemented by numerous tables and graphs, which offer clear overviews of historical developments and current status.

Looking beyond conventional wisdom and expectations, Compaine and Gomery examine the characteristics of competition in the media marketplace, present alternative positions on the meanings of concentration, and ultimately urge readers to draw their own conclusions on an issue that is neither black nor white.".

"Appropriate for media practitioners, sociologists, historians, and economists studying mass media, this volume can also be used for advanced courses in broadcasting, journalism, mass communication, telecommunications, and media education. As a new benchmark for the current state of media ownership, it is invaluable to anyone needing to understand who controls the media and thus the information and entertainment messages received by media consumers."--BOOK JACKET.

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