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The '''media''' are businesses that report on scarce occurrences of interest to the public, such as [[election]]s, airplane crashes, [[stock market]] fluctuations and [[sport|sporting events]]. It is generally a term used to refer to methods of communicating to the general public, whether the communicated information is factual or opinion-based. Common media include [[newspapers]], [[television]], [[news channel]]s, and [[radio]].

The '''media''' are businesses that report on scarce occurrences of interest to the public, such as [[election]]s, airplane crashes, [[stock market]] fluctuations and [[sport|sporting events]]. It is generally a term used to refer to methods of communicating to the general public, whether the communicated information is factual or opinion-based. Common media include [[newspapers]], [[television]], [[news channel]]s, and [[radio]]. The U.S. media landscape is dominated by massive corporations that, through a history of mergers and acquisitions, have concentrated their control over what we see, hear and read. In many cases, these giant companies are vertically integrated, controlling everything from initial production to final distribution;  [http://www.freepress.net/ownership/chart/main] the concentration of media ownership isn't just a problem in the U.S. it's happening worldwide.  

The definition of the media has expended to include various sources including [[chat room]]s, [[website]]s, and specialized websites called [[blog]]s. [[Conservapedia]] could be classified as a source of media.

The definition of the media has expended to include various sources including [[chat room]]s, [[website]]s, and specialized websites called [[blog]]s. [[Conservapedia]] could be classified as a source of media.