Capital and Control: Consequences of Different Forms of Newspaper Ownership

Picard, Robert G.; Weezel, Aldo van

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“…This contradicts findings of little difference in coverage by chain-owned newspapers compared to coverage by newspapers with other ownership structures (Lacy & Blanchard, 2003;Pritchard, Terry, & Brewer, 2008;Scott, Gobetz, & Chanslor, 2008). Other researchers investigating ownership's impact or lack of impact on news content did not shed any light on this particular result (Aronoff, Ward & Kenyon, 2005;Fan, 2009;George, 2006;Griffin & Dunwoody, 1995, 1997Picard & van Weezel, 2008). The correlation of use of scientists and agricultural scientists as sources with type of newspaper ownership is unanticipated and apparently has not been explored by other researchers.…”

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“…These geographic locations would allow further comparisons with previous research (Bendix & Leibler, 1999;Cannon & Irani, 2011;Demers, 1998;Harry, 2001;King, Cartmell, & Sitton, 2006;Ruth, Eubanks, & Telg, 2005;Taylor, Lee & Davie, 2000). Similarly, investigation of the other interests held by the owners of the newspapers in this and other samples would allow analysis of possible economic conflicts of interest if such ownership included financial investment in agricultural industries (George, 2006;Maguire, 2003;Picard & van Weezel, 2008).…”

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Impact of Newspaper Characteristics on Reporters' Agricultural Crisis Stories: Productivity, Story Length, and Source Selection

White¹,

Rutherford²

2012

Journal of Applied Communications

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confidence: 55%

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Impact of Newspaper Characteristics on Reporters' Agricultural Crisis Stories: Productivity, Story Length, and Source Selection

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Rutherford²

2012

Journal of Applied Communications

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“…Ghiglione (1996) claims that independent newspaper owners care more about their community than investors in publicly traded newspaper companies, who appear to be mainly interested in achieving profit margins and returns on investment (see also Fedler & Pennington, 2003). Nevertheless, research on the impact of different forms of ownership on news organizations remains scarce (Picard & van Weezel, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The newspaper foundation has been described as an ideal type of owner by journalists (Asp & Weibull, 1996), yet it is rarely explored in academic research (Picard & van Weezel, 2008).…”

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Upholding the 4th estate—exploring the corporate governance of the media ownership form of business foundations

Achtenhagen

Melesko

Ots

2018

International Journal on Media Management

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Whereas media ownership issues have interested scholars for decades, research has largely ignored the implications of specific ownership forms on the corporate governance of media companies, that is, how these companies are directed and controlled. This article attempts to address this gap by exploring the corporate governance of the ownership form of business foundations-a type of ownership that is increasing in different countries around the world. We analyze the corporate governance of three business foundations in the Swedish newspaper sector that together hold 26% of the market and outperform their industry peers. The control function, which is at the heart of corporate governance, is typically performed by companies' owners. However, foundations do not have a physical person as owner; thus, this control function is replaced by the foundation's charter, which stipulates the aim of the foundation's business activities. When steered by professional top management, the charter's long-term orientation facilitates the careful implementation of strategic directions without short-term performance pressures. We conclude the article by outlining several advantages and disadvantages of this ownership form for the media industry.ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Refer to coercive external forces arising from the political system, including the government, political parties, and censorship (Picard;Van-Weezel, 2008), and also businessmen and public relations Humanes, 2012). In Spain, the media system has been closely linked with political powers, historically and especially since the democratic transition (1975)(1976)(1977) …”

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Digital vs. traditional media journalists: sociodemographic characteristics, and external and internal threats to their autonomy

Berganza¹,

Calderón

Herrero-Jiménez

2016

EPI

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Rosa Berganza, professor at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, has an extensive international comparative research experience in the study of journalism and political communication. She is expert in applied content analysis methodology and surveys. Prof. Berganza has leaded and collaborated on several projects funded by the European Commission as Infocore (project ID: 613308, 7th Framework Program) KeywordsJournalists; Journalistic routines; Online media; Traditional media; Professional autonomy; Perceived influences. ResumenEl surgimiento de medios digitales nativos y su consecuente exposición hacia diversas fuentes de influencia, hacen necesario conocer si la percepción de las y los nuevos periodistas sobre las posibles amenazas a su autonomía profesional difiere de la de sus compañeros/as de medios tradicionales (prensa, radio, TV, agencias, etc.). Este artículo muestra los datos de una encuesta nacional (representativa, estratificada por tipo de medio y comunidad autónoma) a 390 periodistas españoles entre marzo de 2014 y mayo de 2015, a quienes se les consultó sobre las influencias políticas, económicas, organizativas, de rutinas profesionales y de grupos de referencia, que perciben en su trabajo. A pesar de que existen claras diferencias sociodemográficas, los resultados muestran que, salvo en el caso de las influencias de los grupos de referencia, existe una percepción homogénea de los diferentes factores modelados entre ambos tipos de periodistas. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas. Palabras clavePeriodistas; Rutinas periodísticas; Medios digitales; Medios tradicionales; Autonomía profesional; Influencias percibidas.Berganza, Rosa; Arcila-Calderón, Carlos; Herrero-Jiménez, Beatriz (2016). "Digital vs. traditional media journalists: sociodemographic characteristics, and external and internal threats to their autonomy". El profesional de la información, v. 25, n. 2, pp. 179-187.

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Capital and Control: Consequences of Different Forms of Newspaper Ownership

Cited by 77 publications

References 35 publications

Impact of Newspaper Characteristics on Reporters' Agricultural Crisis Stories: Productivity, Story Length, and Source Selection

Impact of Newspaper Characteristics on Reporters' Agricultural Crisis Stories: Productivity, Story Length, and Source Selection

Upholding the 4th estate—exploring the corporate governance of the media ownership form of business foundations

Digital vs. traditional media journalists: sociodemographic characteristics, and external and internal threats to their autonomy

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