These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America
This infographic created by Jason at Frugal Dad shows that almost all media comes from the same six sources.
Thats consolidated from 50 companies back in 1983.
NOTE: This infographic is from last year and is missing some key transactions. GE does not own NBC (or Comcast or any media) anymore. So that 6th company is now Comcast. And Time Warner doesnt own AOL, so Huffington Post isnt affiliated with them.
But the fact that a few companies own everything demonstrates the illusion of choice, Frugal Dad says. While some big sites, like Digg and Reddit arent owned by any of the corporations, Time Warner owns news sites read by millions of Americans every year.
Heres the graphic:
https://static.businessinsider.com/image/4fd9ee1e6bb3f7af5700000a/image.jpg
Read more at https://www.businessinsider.com.au/these-6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america-2012-6#3b2UWL2H2RbI6tEv.99