LSCI 106: ONLINE RESEARCH 1:
INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE RESEARCH
MODEL BIBLIOGRAPHY
RESEARCH QUESTION:
How does the concentration of ownership in the mass media affect bias in news
coverage?
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monopoly |
mergers |
consolidation |
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bias |
objectivity |
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Mergers Really Undermine
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Epstein, Edward. "Congress Tries to Put Clamps on
Media Mergers; Anger at FCC Ruling Brings Calls for Laws, but Satisfying Bush,
Both Houses Difficult." San Francisco Chronicle 14 Oct. 2003: A6. InfoTrac Newspapers. GaleGroup.
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Gilens, Martin and Craig Hertzman. "Corporate Ownership and News Bias: Newspaper
Coverage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act." Journal of Politics
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GaleGroup.
Gunther, Mark. "All in the
Family: Mergers May Affect Impartiality of News Journalism." American
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Myths.
Marks, Alexandra. "New Media Alliances Test Press
Objectivity." Christian Science Monitor, 2 July1996: 1.
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Theirs: The Democratic Struggle against Corporate Media.
McChesney, Robert W. and John Nichols.
"Media Democracy's Moment: Suddenly, There Are Widespread Discussions
about the Dangers of Monopoly Power" The Nation 24 Feb. 2003: 16+. InfoTrac OneFile. GaleGroup.
McManus, John H. "Merger Mania in the Media: Can We
Still Get All the News We Need?" Issues in Ethics 7.1 (Winter
1996).
Miller, Mark Crispin. "What's Wrong With This
Picture?" The Nation 7 Jan. 2002: 18+. InfoTrac
OneFile. GaleGroup.
Moore, Aaron "Who Owns What."
Morales, Ed. "Media Merger Will Leave Hispanics No
Choice." New
Shah, Hemant. "Journalism
in an Age of Mass Media Globalization." International Development
Studies Network. 6 Nov. 2000. IDSNet. 5 Mar.
2002. <http://www.idsnet.org/Papers/Communications/HEMANT_SHAH.HTM> .
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