The Media Monopoly

The Media Monopoly is a book by Ben Bagdikian, published by Beacon Press.^[1] It contains his analysis of the concentration of media ownership in the United States. The first edition was published in 1983 and the seventh edition, the latest, was published in 2004 with the name The New Media Monopoly.^[2]

The Media Monopoly

The cover of the book's 4th edition
Author	Ben Bagdikian
Language	English
Subject	Concentration of media ownership
Publisher	Beacon Press
Publication date	January 1983
Publication place	United States
Pages	282
ISBN	978-0807061626
Dewey Decimal	001.51/0973
LC Class	P92.U5 B33 1983

The Media Monopoly describes the group of five giant media conglomerates who control the media on which a majority of Americans say they most rely. Bagdikian argues that these five are a major factor in changing the politics of the United States and that they condition the social values of children and adults alike.^[1]

Influence

The book Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman, expounding the propaganda model under which mass media operates, cites Bagdikian's work from The Media Monopoly several times.^[3][4]

See also

• Media cross-ownership in the United States