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Media capture

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, media capture means: A condition in which powerful interests gain influence over media and undermine independent scrutiny.

In Turkish: medyanın çıkar gruplarının etkisine girmesi

How it is used

Use for sustained influence through ownership, funding, regulation or similar pressures; specify the mechanism.

Example sentences

  1. The study examined media capture through the selective allocation of public advertising.

    Economic dependence can influence coverage without a direct order banning a story.

  2. Concentrated ownership raised concerns about media capture in the region.

    Ownership structures can create conditions for influence over independent scrutiny.

Common collocations

  • risks of media capture
  • prevent media capture
  • political media capture
  • press freedomThe right of journalists and media to collect and publish information and opinions without censorship, threats or control by the state or other powerful groups.
  • biasAn unfair preference for or against a person, group or idea that affects how a story is chosen, written or presented.

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