{"id":2336,"date":"2018-08-13T20:53:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T08:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fivebob.com\/omgwtf\/?p=2336"},"modified":"2018-10-12T15:32:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T02:32:59","slug":"media-consolidation-the-illusion-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fivebob.com\/omgwtf\/2018\/08\/13\/media-consolidation-the-illusion-of-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Consolidation: The Illusion of Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saw the beginning of this infographic in a Q drop. found it fascinating&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"et_post_meta_wrapper\">\n<p class=\"post-meta\">by&nbsp;<span class=\"author vcard\"><a title=\"Posts by David Wallace\" href=\"https:\/\/infographicjournal.com\/author\/igjournal\/\" rel=\"author\">David Wallace<\/a><\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<span class=\"published\">Jun 15, 2012<\/span>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/infographicjournal.com\/category\/offbeat\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Offbeat Infographics<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/infographicjournal.com\/images\/thumbs\/media-consolidation.jpg?resize=1%2C1&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">Media has never been more consolidated than it is today. In fact, just 6 media giants now control a staggering 90% of what we watch, read or listen to.<\/p>\n<p>In this infographic from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/frugaldad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Frugal Dad<\/a>, {http:\/\/www.frugaldad.com\/}&nbsp; learn who these companies are and discover just how much power they hold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"visually_embed\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 1px !important; height: 1px !important; position: absolute; left: -100px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/visual.ly\/track.php?q=https:\/\/visual.ly\/community\/infographic\/entertainment\/media-consolidation-illusion-choice&amp;slug=communityinfographicentertainmentmedia-consolidation-illusion-choice\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/iframe><a href=\"https:\/\/visual.ly\/community\/infographic\/entertainment\/media-consolidation-illusion-choice\/?utm_source=visually_embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"visually_embed_infographic\" src=\"https:\/\/visual.ly\/node\/image\/21448?_w=540\" alt=\"Media Consolidation: The Illusion of Choice \"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"visually_embed_cycle\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/visual.ly?utm_source=content-embed&amp;utm_medium=embed\">Visually<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saw the beginning of this infographic in a Q drop. found it fascinating&#8230; &nbsp; by&nbsp;David Wallace&nbsp;|&nbsp;Jun 15, 2012&nbsp;|&nbsp;Offbeat Infographics Media has never been more consolidated than it is today. In fact, just 6 media giants now control a staggering 90% of what we watch, read or listen to. 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