How media ownership matters / Rodney Benson, Mattias Hessérus, Timothy Neff, Julie Sedel.
| Author/creator | Benson, Rodney author. |
| Other author | Hessérus, Mattias, 1977- author. |
| Other author | Neff, Timothy author. |
| Other author | Sedel, Julie author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | ix, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "How Media Ownership Matters provides a new approach to understanding news media ownership, going beyond the typical emphasis on market concentration or media moguls to examine the influence of different forms of ownership on the production of news. The book identifies four broad ownership forms - market, private, civil society, and public. Drawing on more than 100 interviews of top executives and editors, an original and extensive collection of industry data, and a comprehensive content analysis of more than 50 news outlets in the U.S., Sweden, and France, the book analyzes how these ownership forms - along with associated funding models and the social and political characteristics of owners and audiences - contribute to three civically consequential modes of power: public service orientation, political instrumentalism, and economic instrumentalism. It finds that civil society ownership is associated with the strongest overall focus on public service; public ownership is distinctive in providing public service information for a broad omnibus audience. The book counters previous research by showing that particular owners as well as audiences influence the direction and intensity of partisan slant in the news. Economic instrumentalism is associated most strongly with stock market outlets, especially conglomerates with non-business interests. Challenging previous claims that media ownership research has been "inconclusive," the book's findings and review of the literature show that media ownership does indeed matter and in patterned ways. This book provides a roadmap to understanding how ownership is shaping the future of journalism and democracy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Benson, Rodney. How media ownership matters New York : Oxford University Press, 2024 9780197790281 |
| LCCN | 2024021264 |
| ISBN | 9780199931316 paperback |
| ISBN | 0199931313 paperback |
| ISBN | 9780199931293 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0199931291 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000134920 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | P96 .E25 B46 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |