https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentration_of_media_ownership
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_media
To view one effect of news media being concentrated in the hands of fewer and fewer corporate interests and how this influences media bias, go to “Ground News / Blindspot” and randomly select some news stories. The multiple news sources listed with each ‘news story intro’ is shown — now, note how many of these stories are identical. The headlines may vary, but many of the articles themselves are the same because they come from a shared source.
Ground News —
Here’s a few examples:
https://ground.news/article/facebook-disables-13-billion-fake-accounts-in-october-december-last-year
Also, pay attention to the Left, Center, Right spread of the news items’ coverage. Occasionally, you’ll find blatant ‘blindspots’ where one side will ignore items that are not favorable to their bias, while the opposing side will give the same exact story excessive coverage.
Examples of Blindspots —
For the Right:
https://ground.news/article/eric-spinato-senior-fox-news-and-fox-business-producer-dies-from-covid
https://ground.news/article/6ae51c33-cccc-4d64-864f-17f8429f7d91
https://ground.news/article/70a91719-16f4-43af-9306-62b7f89d1e24
For the Left:
https://ground.news/article/white-house-considers-executive-actions-on-gun-violence
Humor:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/b9/2d/95b92da4d88f9f13ab09dbfc4938adb8.jpg
