Blog #2

Media conglomerates are becoming more and more common now. They pose dangers because there is a possibility that only a handfull of views are put forth. Having only a few views put forth will group people into a fiew ideas. This restricts the freedom of speach of the smaller viewpoints which could bring valid points that would be ignored if conglomerates took control of everything. Also, if all the media outlets are owned by the big conglomerates, they can push their own media agenda because they are the gate keepers to what gets exposed to the public. Another danger is that the media conglomerates can bully unpopular views from the remaining smaller outlets by either buying them out or just intimidating them into stopping their views. Media conglomerates can be very dangerous, but as long as there are opposing conglomerates, they should be able to balance eachother out.