MEDIA OWNERSHIP & UK NEWSPAPERS

Questions you will be able to answer by the end of the lesson 1) Which newspaper is owned by the Barclay Brothers? 2) Give the name of the family who run NewsCorp and News Uk. 3) List 3 newspapers owned by News UK. 4) Which newspaper is run by the DMGT group? 5) Political affiliation of The Sun? 6) The only left-wing tabloid? 7) A Murdoch paper that had to close due to phone-hacking? 8) Media concentration in the hands of a few powerful bosses threatens the diversity of opinion we call this diversity: P.. 9) A word beginning with H that means domination; in Marxist ideology it means rule by a privileged and powerful minority elite over a majority. 10) Complete the missing word from this quotation by Karl Marx: In every age the. ideas are the ideas of the.. classes Summary complete the following sentences: Newspaper ownership in the UK is concentrated in the hands of.. The effect of this is.

In every age, the ruling ideas are the ideas of the ruling classes Why do think this statement may be relevant to the media industry? Karl Marx 1818-1883

UK newspaper ownership Bestselling daily tabloids or populars : The Sun The Daily Mail The Daily Mirror Bestselling daily broadsheets or qualities The Times The Telegraph Highest circulation freesheets The London Evening Standard Metro And coming in last.. The I The Guardian Newspaper ownership has become concentrated in the hands of a few very large corporations. Also called conglomerates. This media concentration is hegemonic and can threaten plurality. The story of newspapers is also the story of big powerful media bosses such as Rupert Murdoch Lord Rothermere Lord Northcliffe Barclay Brothers

Left wing Centre Right Wing communism Labour Greens Lib-Dems Conservatives Socialism Tories Labour traditionally the party of the Trade Unions (ie workers not the bosses). Support greater state control Fairer distribution of wealth Supporting public services, The poor, needy, vulnerable minorities. UKIP Traditionally supporting landowners, property owners, landlords, bosses; Also favour: big business, traditional values patriotism, Church of England free market; THE ESTABLISHMENT Low taxes, small government = minimal gvmnt intervention in everyday life

The Sun, the Times. The Sunday Times (pro-conservative, right wing) are owned by News UK, a branch of Newscorp, run by the Murdoch family Telegraph Media Group run by The Barclay brothers own The Daily Telegraph (pro conservative, right wing) DMGT (Daily Mail and General Trust) The Daily Mail (pro conservative, right wing) + The Metro Trinity Mirror, now called REACH plc own the Mirror The Guardian media Group own The Guardian & The Observer The (London) Evening Standard, The I & The Independent are owned by Russian oligarchs the Ledbedev family. In 2011 a famous Murdoch- owned tabloid called the News of the World was closed down because of its role in the Millie Dowler phone-hacking scandal; part of the wider issue of press freedom vs invasion of privacy and paying the police for information.

DMGT (The Mail Group) a typical media conglomerate Up to Sept 2018, the Mail, under its editor Paul Dacre had a very right-wing, anti-immigrant, pro Brexit position. It now has a new editor Geordie Greg and has been more moderate and restrained in its coverage and front page language.

2018 Sky has been sold to COMCAST Fox has been broken up and 21 st C Fox has been sold to DISNEY

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The Barclay Brothers