Press Concentration and Monopoly: New Perspectives on Newspaper Ownership and Operation

by Robert G. Picard, James P. Winter

Overview

This book is the first to address the problem of economic concentration and monolopoly in the newspaper industry. Some of the chapters are written from an economic standpoint and deal with the factors that bring about this occurence with the resulting effect that economic conditions have on newspapers' content. The volume also deals with public policy issues involving antitrust, joint operating agreements and other actions. This study provides pragmatic, reliable, independent information about the results of concentration and monopoly and considers their impact on concrete issues such as news diversity, employee relations, advertising rates, and concern for public service, among others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780893914646
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1988
Series:	Communication and Information Science
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

card /f Robert /i G.

ter /f James /i P.