The role of media – whether television, newspapers, radio, or the Internet – in supplying the ideas that shape our viewpoints and cultures is such that the dangers that may accompany concentrations of ownership in this sector are well recognized. Ownership patterns affect not only pluralism,...

Introduction : rethinking African media ownership in the digital age / Winston Mano and Loubna El Mkaouar -- Big tech's scramble for Africa : an Afrokological critique / Winston Mano -- The African "hidden media capture" / Julia Cagé & Elisa Mougin -- Perverted loyalties : media capture,...

For democracies to function, voters need to be exposed to a variety of views, and media outlets play a key role in this process. Using novel data on hosts and guests appearing in millions of French television and radio shows over 20 years, this article shows that media largely differ in how much...