Media Ownership: Crash Course Media Literacy #8

We’ve talked about how broad a concept “the media” really is - and given that, it can be hard to keep track of all the different forces that constitute “the media.” It can be tough, but it’s not impossible. Today we’re talking about how all those big players fit together and why all those mergers and acquisitions matter to being a media literate citizen.
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Resources:
NEW ERA FOR THE TELEPHONE: OWNERSHIP REPLACING RENTAL www.nytimes.com/1982/12/16/bu...
AT&T BREAKUP II : Highlights in the History of a Telecommunications Giant articles.latimes.com/1995-09-2...
BELL SYSTEM BREAKUP OPENS ERA OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND GREAT CONCERN www.nytimes.com/1984/01/01/us...
The Federal Communications Commission and the Bell System: Abdication of Regulatory Responsibility www.repository.law.indiana.ed...
The Knight Foundation: How Youth Navigate the News Landscape knightfoundation.org/reports/...
Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks www.pnas.org/content/111/24/87...
Facebook and Twitter are being used to manipulate public opinion www.theguardian.com/technolog...
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