1.2.1 Ownership and Control

• Understanding media ownership is crucial because it influences the content, perspectives, and agendas
• What implications can the type of media ownership have?

  Independence and diversity
• Ownership as an aspect of media control affects content agendas
• Match the type of media owner with an example:

  Large Corporations ↔️ Disney

  Individual Owners ↔️ Michael Bloomberg

  Public Entities ↔️ BBC
• Private media ownership relies on advertising revenue and subscriptions
• What is a potential drawback of public media ownership?

  Government influence
• There are two main models of media ownership
• What is the primary funding source for privately owned media companies?

  Advertising and subscriptions
• Media ownership can influence the content, perspectives, and agendas of media outlets.
• What type of media ownership involves companies owned by large, diversified corporations?

  Conglomerate ownership
• What does media ownership refer to?

  Control of media companies
• Match the type of media ownership with its description:

  Private Ownership ↔️ Owned by individuals or corporations

  Public Ownership ↔️ Operated by the government

  Conglomerate Ownership ↔️ Owned by diversified corporations

  Community Ownership ↔️ Owned by local communities
• Media control directly impacts public opinion and access to information.


  True
• What do media regulations aim to ensure?

  Balance, fairness, public interest
• What is the primary funding source for public media ownership?

  Tax revenue
• Private media may prioritize profit over public service.


  True
• What are the individuals, companies, or organizations called that own and control media companies and outlets?

  Media ownership
• Publicly owned media outlets are funded by tax revenue.


  True
• Order the following impacts of media ownership models on media outlets:

  1️⃣ Content focus is affected

  2️⃣ Accountability varies

  3️⃣ Independence is influenced
• Match the type of media ownership with its description:

  Private Ownership ↔️ Media companies owned by individuals or private corporations

  Public Ownership ↔️ Media companies owned and operated by the government
• The type of media ownership can affect the diversity of perspectives presented.

  True
• What is the role of ownership in media control?

  Affects content agendas
• Which individual is an example of a media owner who controls significant media properties?

  Rupert Murdoch
• Public media ownership is funded by tax revenue and focuses on educational content.
• What is a potential drawback of public media ownership in terms of independence?

  Government influence
• Public and private media ownership influence how media operates and serves the public.


  True
• What is a primary funding source for privately owned media companies?

  Advertising revenue
• What is the term for the individuals, companies, or organizations that own and control media companies?

  Media ownership
• Steps in the regulatory framework process for media ownership:

  1️⃣ Limit media concentration

  2️⃣ Ensure public service obligations

  3️⃣ Mandate transparency
• What is one goal of regulatory frameworks governing media ownership?

  Promote diversity
• What is a potential outcome of concentrated media ownership?

  Biased content
• Match the case study with its ownership model:

  Murdoch Empire ↔️ Private ownership

  BBC ↔️ Public ownership

  Local Newspapers ↔️ Community ownership
• Media control refers to the ability to influence the content, distribution, and perception of media messages.
• Match the type of media owner with an example:

  Large Corporations ↔️ Disney

  Individual Owners ↔️ Rupert Murdoch

  Public Entities ↔️ BBC
• Public media is primarily accountable to market demand and shareholder interests.

  False
• What is a potential drawback of public media ownership?

  Government interference
• Public ownership is funded by tax revenue
• Private media may prioritize profit over public service.

  True
• Public ownership focuses on educational and comprehensive news
• Antitrust laws prevent excessive media concentration.


  True