Topic 4 - Ownership and and control within the media

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free speech
people’s right to say what they think
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multimedia (or cross-media) corporations
large businesses that have stakes across a range of media such as newspapers, digital TV services, book publishing and films. They operate on a global scale rather than in one country
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conglomerates
large businesses that have stakes across a range of media such as newspapers, digital TV services, book publishing and films. They operate on a global scale rather than in one country
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agenda setting
in the context of mass media, refers to the power of the mass media to set the agenda of public discussion
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norm referencing
in the context of mass media, refers to the way in which the news media set out the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. They do this by presenting the behaviour of some individuals, groups or organisations in positive terms as a
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media gatekeepers
the staff, such as programme controllers, editors and journalists, who make the day-to-day decisions about the content of news bulletins and newspapers
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news value
what is considered newsworthy, interesting or topical at any point in time
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large businesses that have stakes across a range of media such as newspapers, digital TV services, book publishing and films. They operate on a global scale rather than in one country

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multimedia (or cross-media) corporations

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large businesses that have stakes across a range of media such as newspapers, digital TV services, book publishing and films. They operate on a global scale rather than in one country

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in the context of mass media, refers to the power of the mass media to set the agenda of public discussion

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in the context of mass media, refers to the way in which the news media set out the boundaries between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. They do this by presenting the behaviour of some individuals, groups or organisations in positive terms as a

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