Media ownership /
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| Imprint: | New York : Nova Science, ©2009. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 117 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11124752 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- MEDIA OWNERSHIP
- MEDIA OWNERSHIP
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- MEDIA OWNERSHIP:ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE THENUMBER OF MEDIA OUTLETS IN LOCALMARKETS, WHILE OWNERSHIP BYMINORITIES AND WOMEN APPEARS LIMITEDAND IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESSâ#x88;#x97;
- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY
- WHAT GAO FOUND
- ABBREVIATIONS
- RESULTS IN BRIEF
- BACKGROUND
- Laws and Regulations
- Trends in Media Outlets
- Trends in Media Ownership
- NUMBERS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND OWNERSGENERALLY INCREASE WITH MARKET SIZE, ALTHOUGHOPERATING AGREEMENTS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENUMBER OF INDEPENDENT OUTLETS
- The Size of Markets Broadly Influences the Number of MediaOutlets and Owners
- Top Three Markets
- Large Markets
- Medium-Size Markets
- Small Markets
- Some Media Companies Participate in Operating Agreements
- The Internet is Expanding Access to Media Content
- OWNERSHIP OF BROADCAST OUTLETS BY MINORITIESAND WOMEN APPEARS LIMITED, BUT COMPREHENSIVEDATA ARE LACKING
- FCC Lacks Comprehensive Data on Ownership of BroadcastOutlets by Minorities and Women
- Ownership of Broadcast Outlets by Minorities and WomenAppears Limited
- Minorities and Women Encounter a Variety of Barriers toOwnership of Broadcast Outlets
- A VARIETY OF ECONOMIC, LEGAL AND REGULATORY, ANDTECHNICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE MEDIA OWNERSHIP
- High Fixed Costs and Local Market Size Are Important EconomicFactors that Influence the Number and Ownership of MediaOutlets
- Stakeholder Perspectives Vary on the Influence of Legal andRegulatory Factors on Media Ownership
- Technological Factors Appear to Facilitate New Entry
- Stakeholders' Opinions Varied on Modifications to MediaOwnership Rules, but Business Stakeholders Were More Likely toFavor Deregulation
- CONCLUSION
- Recommendation for Executive Action
- Agency Comments
- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- APPENDIX II: RESULTS FROM CASE STUDY LOCATIONS.
- The Three Largest Media Markets
- Chicago, Illinois (3)
- Large Media Markets
- Medium-Size Media Markets
- APPENDIX III:ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERVIEWED
- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
- APPENDIX IV: COMMENTS FROM THE FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
- REFERENCES
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- THE FCC'S BROADCASTMEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES
- ABSTRACT
- CURRENT STATUS [1]
- Newspaper-Broadcast Cross-Ownership
- Television-Radio Cross-Ownership
- Local Television Multiple Ownership
- Local Radio Multiple Ownership
- National Television Ownership (% Cap)
- Dual Network Ownership
- Impact of the Broadcast Media Ownership Rules on MinorityOwnership
- UNDERLYING ISSUES: STANDARD OF REVIEW, BRIGHT LINETESTS, CASE-BY-CASE EVALUATIONS, AND WAIVERS
- Standard of Review
- Bright Line Tests, Case-by-Case Evaluations, and Waivers
- REFERENCES
- TELECOMMUNICATIONS:PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON MEDIAOWNERSHIP
- RESULTS IN BRIEF
- BACKGROUND
- NUMBERS OF MEDIA OUTLETS AND OWNERSGENERALLY INCREASE WITH MARKET SIZE, ALTHOUGHOPERATING AGREEMENTS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENUMBER OF INDEPENDENT OUTLETS
- OWNERSHIP OF BROADCAST OUTLETS BY WOMEN ANDMINORITIES APPEARS LIMITED, BUT COMPREHENSIVEDATA ARE LACKING
- STAKEHOLDERS' OPINIONS VARIED ON MODIFICATIONS TOMEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, BUT BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERSWERE MORE LIKELY TO FAVOR DEREGULATION
- AGENCY COMMENTS
- REFERENCES
- INDEX.