Media Ownership: Crash Course Media Literacy #8
We've talked about how broad a concept “the media” really is – and given that, it can be hard to keep track of all the different forces that constitute “the media.” It can be tough,...
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Hey, check it out. I just got this new phone. Well, kind of – I’m renting it for a couple bucks a month. But really that’s part of a bundle – you know, I’ve got my cell phone, my internet, my cable. All one bill, which is pretty convenient. The phone is made by another company of course, but they have this exclusive deal with the bundle people. And the bundle people have thought a deal with the streaming service people, so now I can stream movies all the time. And the streaming service I use has a deal with my favorite TV channel, so I can watch all my shows. And the TV people just bought my favorite comic book franchise, so soon I’ll be swimming in new superhero movies. And the comic book people will be raking in the cash. Kind of, uh, complic...
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Hey, check it out. I just got this new phone. Well, kind of – I’m renting it for a couple bucks a month. But really that’s part of a bundle – you know, I’ve got my cell phone, my internet, my cable. All one bill, which is pretty convenient. The phone is made by another company of course, but they have this exclusive deal with the bundle people. And the bundle people have thought a deal with the streaming service people, so now I can stream movies all the time. And the streaming service I use has a deal with my favorite TV channel, so I can watch all my shows. And the TV people just bought my favorite comic book franchise, so soon I’ll be swimming in new superhero movies. And the comic book people will be raking in the cash. Kind of, uh, complic...
