Open AccessDo Media Monsters Devour Diversity?
Author(s) -
Joshua Gamson,
Pearl Latteier
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2004.3.3.26
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , newspaper , media studies , political science , sociology , advertising , business , law
Politicians and critics have long lamented that the rise of huge media conglomerates means the death of diversity in newspapers and on the airwaves. But research suggests that media conglomeration, however distasteful, does not necessarily reduce diversity.