So why are the owners of the news so important? Well, the people who run the news play a key role in running the country. They basically dictate what people think. These companies and their owners need to be watched like hawks.
A&E Television Networks
ABC Television Network
Adams Business Media
Advance Publications, Inc.
Advanstar Communications Inc.
America Online (AOL)
American City Business Journals Inc.
American Media, Inc.
Belo Corporation
Bertelsmann AG
BNP Media
Boone Newspapers, Inc.
Cablevision Systems Corporation
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CBS Corporation
Clear Channel Communications Inc.
CMP Information Ltd
CMP Media, LLC
Comcast Corporation
CommerceConnect Media
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Conde Nast Publications
Cox Broadcasting, Inc.
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Cox Media Group, Inc.
Cox Newspapers, Inc.
Crain Communications, Inc.
Cygnus Business Media
Discovery Communications Inc.
Disney Publishing
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Dow Jones Local Media Group
E.W. Scripps Co.
Emmis Communications Corporation
Entravision Communications Corporation
ESPN
Evening Post Publishing Company
Fairchild Fashion Group
Fisher Communications, Inc.
Fox Television Stations
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Gannett Company, Inc.
GateHouse Media
Gemstar - TV Guide International
General Electric Company
Golf Digest Companies
Google
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Gray Television, Inc.
Gruner + Jahr USA
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.
Hearst Corporation
Herald Media Inc.
Hollinger International Inc.
Home Box Office (HBO)
InterActiveCorp
Journal Communications, Inc.
Journal Register Company
Knight Ridder Inc.
Lagardere SCA
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC
Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
LIN TV Corporation
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
McClatchy Company
McGraw-Hill Companies
Media General, Inc.
MediaNews Group, Inc.
Meredith Corporation
Morris Communications Company LLC
National Geographic Society
NBC Universal
New York Times Company
Newhouse Newspapers
News Corporation
News World Communications, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nielsen Business Media
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Parade Publications
PennWell Corporation
Penton Media, Inc.
Poynter Institute
Primedia Business Information
Primedia Enthusiast Media
Primedia Inc.
Prism Business Media
Pulitzer Inc.
Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
Raycom Media, Inc.
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Reed Business Information
Reed Elsevier
Rodale Inc.
Seattle Times Company
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
SourceMedia, Inc.
Stephens Media Group
Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC
The Nielsen Company (VNU)
Thomson Reuters
Time Inc.
Time Warner Inc.
Tribune Broadcasting
Tribune Company
Tribune Publishing
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
United Business Media plc
Univision Communications Inc.
Viacom Inc.
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Virgo Publishing
VNU Business Media
VNU N.V.
Walt Disney Company
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Washington Post Company
Weider Publications, Inc.
Ziff Davis Media Inc.
A&E Television Networks
ABC Television Network
Adams Business Media
Advance Publications, Inc.
Advanstar Communications Inc.
America Online (AOL)
American City Business Journals Inc.
American Media, Inc.
Belo Corporation
Bertelsmann AG
BNP Media
Boone Newspapers, Inc.
Cablevision Systems Corporation
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CBS Corporation
Clear Channel Communications Inc.
CMP Information Ltd
CMP Media, LLC
Comcast Corporation
CommerceConnect Media
Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc.
Conde Nast Publications
Cox Broadcasting, Inc.
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Cox Media Group, Inc.
Cox Newspapers, Inc.
Crain Communications, Inc.
Cygnus Business Media
Discovery Communications Inc.
Disney Publishing
Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Dow Jones Local Media Group
E.W. Scripps Co.
Emmis Communications Corporation
Entravision Communications Corporation
ESPN
Evening Post Publishing Company
Fairchild Fashion Group
Fisher Communications, Inc.
Fox Television Stations
Freedom Communications, Inc.
Gannett Company, Inc.
GateHouse Media
Gemstar - TV Guide International
General Electric Company
Golf Digest Companies
Granite Broadcasting Corporation
Gray Television, Inc.
Gruner + Jahr USA
Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc.
Hearst Corporation
Herald Media Inc.
Hollinger International Inc.
Home Box Office (HBO)
InterActiveCorp
Journal Communications, Inc.
Journal Register Company
Knight Ridder Inc.
Lagardere SCA
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC
Landmark Community Newspapers, LLC
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
LIN TV Corporation
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
McClatchy Company
McGraw-Hill Companies
Media General, Inc.
MediaNews Group, Inc.
Meredith Corporation
Morris Communications Company LLC
National Geographic Society
NBC Universal
New York Times Company
Newhouse Newspapers
News Corporation
News World Communications, Inc.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
Nielsen Business Media
Ogden Newspapers, Inc.
Parade Publications
PennWell Corporation
Penton Media, Inc.
Poynter Institute
Primedia Business Information
Primedia Enthusiast Media
Primedia Inc.
Prism Business Media
Pulitzer Inc.
Quincy Newspapers, Inc.
Raycom Media, Inc.
Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Reed Business Information
Reed Elsevier
Rodale Inc.
Seattle Times Company
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
SourceMedia, Inc.
Stephens Media Group
Sun-Times Media Holdings, LLC
The Nielsen Company (VNU)
Thomson Reuters
Time Inc.
Time Warner Inc.
Tribune Broadcasting
Tribune Company
Tribune Publishing
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
United Business Media plc
Univision Communications Inc.
Viacom Inc.
Village Voice Media, Inc.
Virgo Publishing
VNU Business Media
VNU N.V.
Walt Disney Company
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Washington Post Company
Weider Publications, Inc.
Ziff Davis Media Inc.