Discuss with examples why media imperialism and monopoly for a few in media is not ideal for a thriving democracy. (around in 800words)

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Imperialism is basically the creation and maintenance of unequal relationships between civilizations, favoring a more powerful civilization.

Cultural imperialism and media imperialism are two forms of imperialism.

• The main difference between cultural imperialism and media imperialism is that cultural imperialism is the promotion and imposition of a politically powerful culture over a less powerful nation while media imperialism is the over-concentration of mass media from larger countries, negatively affecting less powerful countries.
• The large spread of news channels like BBC and CNN, Hollywood movies, Disney, etc. is a perfect example of media imperialism. This imposition of western media on poorer and less powerful nations can thus result in a loss of identity, create a one-way flow of media and even widen the class structure.

Since monopolies are lone providers, they can set any price they choose. That's called price-fixing. Declining product quality: Not only can monopolies raise prices, but they also can supply inferior products.

Monopolies can lead to large economies of scale. A company that holds a monopoly on a certain type of product may be able to produce mass quantities of that product at lower costs per unit. Depending on the ethics of the company, those low prices may be passed along to the consumer.

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