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media convergence and monopoly  

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  • Media convergence describes several phenomena with differing relationships with monopoly and consumer culture. In relation to news media, it refers to mergers and acquisitions of press, radio, and television by large corporations and the consequent monopoly of news production and consumption. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture; Media Convergence and Monopoly]

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