“Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed.” BelieveWellsCoursesPartySubjectsMediaOughtMajorityIntentionConcentration Author:Barney Frank
“The danger in media concentration comes not from the concentration, but instead from the feudalism that this concentration, tied to the change in copyright, produces.” MediaDangerProduceConcentrationTiedCopyrightFeudalism Book:Free Culture Source: Free Culture
“Concentration of ownership in the media is high and increasing. Furthermore, those who occupy managerial positions in the media, or gain status within them as commentators, belong to the same privileged elites, and might be expected to share the perceptions, aspirations and attitudes of their associates, reflecting their own class interests as well.” WellsMightInterestAttitudeClassShareMediaPositionPerceptionGainsExpectedAspirationConcentrationElitesOwnershipPrivilegedAssociatesReflectingCommentators Book:Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies Source: Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies
“The Media are corporations so... It's the concentrations of private power which have an enormous, not total control, but enormous influence over Congress and the White House and that's increasing sharply with sharp concentration of private power and escalating cost of elections and so on.” HouseWhiteInfluenceMediaCostElectionCongressEnormousCorporationsConcentrationWhite HouseEscalating Author:Noam Chomsky
“The similarity is that concentration of capital influences virtually everything that goes on. It influences the way the media functions, it very powerfully influences how the government works and it of course influences corporate sector elements, like say how Google or Amazon present materials that reach the public.” WayGovernmentCoursesInfluenceMediaMaterialsGoes OnElementsFunctionCorporateConcentrationGoogleVery PowerfulSimilarityAmazonGovernment Work Author:Noam Chomsky