Media concentration / Conglomerates– One big company that owns other companies
Globalisation (in terms of media ownership) – The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale.
Vertical Integration & Horizontal Integration– A horizontal integration consists of companies that acquire a similar company in the same industry, while a vertical integration consists of companies that acquire a company that operates either before or after the acquiring company in the production process.
Gatekeepers– Someone who controls access to something
Regulation / Deregulation– Deregulation is the process of removing or reducing state regulations, typically in the economic sphere. It is the repeal of governmental regulations of the economy.
Free market vs Monopolies & Mergers– The free market is an economic system which is based on supply and demand that has very little or no government control whereas a monopoly is when a company dominates a certain sector of an industry
Neo-liberalism– this is a form of liberalism that tends to favour free market capitalism.
Surveillance / Privacy / Security / GDPR– General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU law that states that there needs to be protection against data for all individuals and citizens withing the EU and European Economic Area.
