ation's thousands of radio stations were bought up by large conglomerates, the biggest being the right-wing Clear Channel chain with nine hundred stations" (Parenti 163). Fewer independent stations eroded public-interest programming in favor or more syndicated, right-wing "hate radio" (Parenti 163). This trend continues today.
Corporate ownership of the media uses a variety of methods and strategies to control or censor content, from putting pressure on journalists to caving to pressure from large advertisers. Big media ownership now has few constraints on
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