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The forgotten actor in media ownership debates: Audiences and their knowledge of media ownership in Flanders
Communications, v 41(1)
01 Mar 2016
Abstract
The characteristics and scope of media concentration are of great concern to media and communication studies, especially in relation to
media diversity and pluralism, considered key in democratic societies. However, to date, there have been few analyses of audiences’
knowledge of media ownership. This contribution explores knowledge of media ownership structures, and how it relates to media use and
socio-demographics amongst a representative online sample of the Flemish population (
= 1100). Findings reveal limited
knowledge of ownership structures, with significant differences relating to gender, age, education and media consumption. The implications
hereof are discussed from a perspective of democratic citizenship, political economy studies, media literacy studies and media literacy programs,
and result in a call for more research into this specific area.
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- Title
- The forgotten actor in media ownership debates: Audiences and their knowledge of media ownership in Flanders
- Creators
- Hilde Van den Bulck - University of AntwerpKoen Panis - University of AntwerpDaniëlle Raeijmaekers - University of AntwerpPieter Maeseele - University of Antwerp
- Publication Details
- Communications, v 41(1)
- Publisher
- De Gruyter Mouton
- Number of pages
- 12
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000374122000006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84960981686
- Other Identifier
- 991021865929304721
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