Media ownership and democratic discourse?

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Arguements of those favoring dereglation, he current "market" in news and entertainment is not characterized by competitive entry or abudance. Further, the majority of media owneres are vertically intergrated, multinational conglomerates with diverse economic interest. Accordingly, the economic incentives of media content suppliers do not necessarily align with the interest of viewwrs ad citezens." Schwartzman, Leanza, and Feld

Can someone give me a critical evaluation of what this means in the context of media ownershiop with refererence to the political, cutural, and eonomic forces which has driven the process of media concentration in recent years.
 
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