In Reply to: You're Welcome..... posted by Todd Krieger on May 16, 2016 at 16:15:33:
Good to know we agree on something! It is absolutely true that deregulation of the news media resulted in a great wave consolidation. And it pays to look to see who is behind those few remaining major players -- like Rupert Murdoch. But the music industry, and more generally the entertainment industry, is not quite the same as the news industry. Yes, there are some big players -- not exactly the same players as the big six in that article you linked -- but they are motivated almost entirely by profit, which is audience driven.
Even the news media giants you mention generally operate by finding an audience and then telling them what they want to hear. Edit: Of course, some would argue that is the opposite of news, which is or ought to be telling people what's really happening whether they want to hear it or not.
Edits: 05/16/16
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- I actually agree with your key point there - rbolaw 17:15:22 05/16/16 (2)
- RE: I actually agree with your key point there - Todd Krieger 23:10:39 05/16/16 (1)
- It's just the opposite, actually - rbolaw 07:48:09 05/17/16 (0)