Concentration of media power
What Concentration of media power means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Concentrated ownership, driven by profit, that is linked to a narrowing range of voices and reduced incentive to invest in serious or challenging content.
Globalisation concentrates power in fewer hands, in fewer, larger organisations.
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