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Ownership and Regulation

How many organisations own national newspapers and do any companies own more than one title? If so, are these titles linked together?
The Daily Mail – backed Conservative/Lib Dem
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Owned by Viscount Rothemere via DMG Media
DMG Media, formerly Associated Newspapers, is a national newspaper and website publisher in the UK. It is a subsidiary of DMGT. The group was established in 1905 and is currently based at Northcliffe House in Kensington. DMG Media is a leading multi-channel consumer media company which is home to some of the UK’s most popular brands, including the Daily Mail, MailOnline, The Mail on Sunday, Metro, Wowcher, Jobsite and Jobrapido.
The Guardian – backed Labour
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Owned by the Scott Trust Limited
‘Guardian Media Group plc (often referred to as GMG) is a British mass media company owning various media operations including The Guardian and The Observer. The group is wholly owned by Scott Trust Limited, which exists to secure the financial and editorial independence of The Guardian in perpetuity.
Which companies own regional newspaper titles? Look at newspapers that you may be familiar with such as The Leicester Mercury.

 Leicester Mercury is owned Trinity Mirror plc. Trinity Mirror plc is the largest British newspaper, magazine and digital publisher after purchasing rival Local World for £220 million, in October 2015. It is Britain's biggest newspaper group, publishing 240 regional papers as well as the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, and the Scottish Sunday Mail and Daily Record. Since purchasing Local World in November 2015, it has gained 83 print publications. 

 Do any of these companies own other media outlets? How does this link to Hesmondhalgh's ideas on Cultural Industries?

 DMG Media, who own Daily Mail, also own other newspaper like The Mail On Sunday and Metro. But, they also own other things like Wowcher.

 Trinity Mirror own 240 regional newspapers as well as big national newspapers like the Daily Mirror. These kind of link to the Hesmondhalgh's idea that cultural production is owned by a few conglomerates who vertically integrate across a range of media. 

Why do you think ownership is something to be concerned about in the UK? Use Curran and Seaton's Power and Media Industries to explore this idea in your post.

 I think it is important that a range of companies own different newspapers so that everyone gets a range of views from different ideologies. Otherwise, everyone would be brainwashed into believing in one superior view/idealogy and no-one would be able to have a different opinion because that company would own all the biggest national newspapers.

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