Author: Frederick Emrich

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Donald Trump: New Media Success, or Old Media Problem?
ByFrederick Emrich 20 March 20164 October 2025
The Donald may be master of the Twitter-verse, but his influence extends at least as much from the structural contradictions of old media campaign coverage. A year ago, experts were saying Donald Trump had little chance of winning the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency. A political outsider, he was an insult-prone, ticking time bomb…
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Concentration of Media Ownership Increases Worldwide: Where Is the Limit?
ByFrederick Emrich 29 October 20154 October 2025
A new study from Columbia University Business School unveils worrying trends. Some say the answer to growing media concentration is protecting quality journalism. A landmark study by researchers covering 30 countries has found that concentration of media ownership is growing around the world and that the internet seems to be part of the problem. The…
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