Media Imperialism is a critical theory regarding the perceived effects of globalization on the world's media. It is closely tied to the similar theory of cultural imperialism. Globalization (or globalisation[1]), although often described as the cause of much turbulence and change, is in fact the umbrella term for the collective effect, the change itself. ... Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting the culture or language of one nation in another. ...

As multinational media conglomerates grow larger and more powerful many believe that it will become increasingly difficult for small, local media outlets to survive. A new type of imperialism will thus occur, making many nations subsidiary to the media products of some of the most powerful countries or companies. Significant writers and thinkers in this area include Ben Bagdikian, Noam Chomsky, Edward S. Herman and Robert McChesney. The word multinational can refer to: A Multinational corporation A Multinational State This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... A conglomerate is a large company that consists of divisions of often seemingly unrelated businesses. ... See also colonialism Imperialism is a policy of extending control or authority over foreign entities as a means of acquisition and/or maintenance of empires. ... Ben H. Bagdikian Ben Haig Bagdikian (born 1920, MaraÅŸ, Ottoman Empire; now in Turkey) is an American educator and journalist of Armenian descent. ... Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (b. ... Edward S. Herman is an economist and media analyst with a specialty in corporate and regulatory issues as well as political economy and the media. ... Robert McChesney is a media critic, academic, and activist. ...

The United States' corporate media coverage of events has been seen to limit the freedom of the press. Integrity can be lost among media giants. This combined with the control and flow of information reduces the fairness and accuracy of news stories. American news networks like CNN also often have large international staffs, and produce specialized regional programming for many nations. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Freedom of speech. ... The Cable News Network, usually referred to as CNN, is a cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner [1][2]. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. ...

Media Imperialism is not always an international occurrence, however. When a single company or corporation controls all the media in a country, this too is a form of Media Imperialism. Nations such as Italy and Canada are often accused of possessing an Imperial media structure, based on the fact that much of their media is controlled by one corporation or owner.

A media source which ignores and/or censors important issues and events severely damages freedom of information. Many modern tabloid, twenty-four hour news channels and other mainstream media sources have increasingly been criticized for not conforming to general standards of journalistic integrity. Freedom of information can mean: whether a particular piece of information can be freely created, read, modified, copied and distributed; see free content (as well as free culture and free software) freedom to express ones opinions or ideas, generally, within a society; see freedom of speech the accessibility of... Journalism ethics and standards, include principles of ethics and of good practice to address the specific challenges faced by professional journalists. ...

See also

• First Amendment
• free speech
• free press
• censorship
• Manufacturing Consent
• cultural identity
• Reader's Digest
• Media and ethnicity
• NWICO