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A 9 page discussion of the structure and influence of the media in world affairs. This paper focuses on the top five media corporations and their western roots. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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9 pages (~225 words per page)
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The mass media has a tremendous degree of influence in our modern world. As might
be expected, most of this influence rests with the five biggest media moguls. These are AOL Time Warner, The Walt Disney Company, Bertelsmann AG, Viacom, and News Corporation (Williams,
2006). These companies are responsible not just for much of the worlds electronic broadcases but also its print. Williams (2006) describes the
top five multiconglomerate media corporations as "hydra-headed monsters" that have the ability to: "influence governments,
culture and the way we obtain accurate information about the world" Gerald Levin, chief executive
of AOL Time Warner, sees the power wielded by the media as potentially becoming more powerful than that of governments themselves (Williams, 2006). These are somewhat concerning views
given that the ownership and control of each of these media moguls rests with the Western world. Most of this ownership, in fact, rests in the United States.
While the worlds top five media corporations control both electronic and print forms of the media, it might be contended that their
electronic broadcasts in particular are among the most influential entities of the modern world. While we are most definitely better informed about current world events as a result of
television and radio, we are also subject to manipulation by the media. Indeed, the electronic media plays a direct role in the way each audience perceives the world around
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