Corporate Newspaper Structure, Profits, and Organizational Goals

Demers, David

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“…The corporate form of organization-which he defines as a complex bureaucracy with a high degree of managerial control 2 -is structurally organized to maximize profits, but it is expected to place less emphasis on profits as an organizational goal. As noted earlier, several national probability samples of daily newspapers in the United States support this argument (Demers, 1996a(Demers, , 1996c(Demers, , 1998b. Corporate newspapers are more profitable, Demers argued, because they benefit from economies of scale and superior management and human resources.…”

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“…Studies by some economists and mass communication researchers (Demers, 1996a(Demers, , 1996c(Demers, , 1998bDemers & Merskin, 1997;Larner, 1970;Monsen, Chiu, & Cooley, 1968) suggest that large-scale organizations, including corporate newspapers, place less emphasis on profits and serve the interests of managers and professionals before the owners. However, many sociologists remain skeptical (Abercrombie, Hill & Turner, 1988, p. 191;Fligstein & Brantley, 1992;James & Soref, 1981;Zeitlin, 1974Zeitlin, , 1976.…”

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Corporate News Structure and the Managerial Revolution

Demers¹,

Merskin²

2000

Journal of Media Economics

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Critics contend that corporate news organizations are destroying democracy because they place more emphasis on profits than on information diversity and other nonprofit goals considered crucial for creating or maintaining a political democracy. Research shows that corporate news organizations tend to be more profitable than entrepreneurial news organizations; however, they actually place less emphasis on profits and more on product quality and other nonprofit goals. More importantly, the "critical corporate model" appears to contain a logical flaw, the "approved contradiction," which claims that professional managers should maximize profits more than the owners. This claim contradicts the managerial revolution hypothesis that expects corporate organizations to place less emphasis on profits as power and control in modern organizations shifts from the owners to professional managers and technocrats. This article reviews the managerial revolution hypothesis and concludes that attempts to dismiss it outright are premature.

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Corporate News Structure and the Managerial Revolution

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Merskin²

2000

Journal of Media Economics

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“…Yet, other scholars argue that it is the readership of a news outlet that has been the overriding factor affecting content (McManus, 1994). Profit has become a central organizational goal for news outlets (Demers, 1996) due to the explosion of media channels and the resulting competition for advertisers and readership share. Effectively reaching targeted readership has pushed editors and other newspaper management to consider readers first when making content decisions (Schoenbach & Bergen, 1998).…”

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A Comparison of Environmental Pollution Coverage in the Mainstream, African American, and Other Alternative Press

Kenix

2005

Howard Journal of Communications

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“…Indeed leadership has been described as one of the most neglected areas of research in the field of media management (Mierzjewski & Holifield, 2006). The few studies on leadership issues in media industries have focused on topics such as relationship between leadership and change (Gade, 2004;Killebrew, 2003;Perez-Latre & Sanchez-Tabernero, 2003), organizational problems (Sylvie, 2003), and organizational values and priorities (Demers, 1993(Demers, , 1994(Demers, , 1996Edge, 2003); however, little research has focused systematically on media leaders in particular. The concept of leadership in this paper refers to positive influence that moves a group towards its goals (Catt & Miller, 1985).…”

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Applying the Leadership Traits Approach to Volunteer-based Community Media

Mwangi

Bressers

Smethers

2018

ONLINE J COMMUN MEDI

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The role that leadership plays in the success or failure of community media organizations is an under-researched area. The concept of leadership in this paper refers to positive influence that moves a group towards its goals and is different from management because it relies on social influence rather than legitimate power to influence people. Focusing on the case studies of two community media organizations in rural Kansas, USA, the paper uses the Kirkpatrick and Locke model of leadership traits to examine the leadership qualities exemplified in these two organizations. The paper found evidence of all the six traits described in the model (drive, leadership motivation, honesty and integrity, self-confidence, cognitive ability and knowledge of business) present in both case studies. The paper also contributes to the further refinement of the model by identifying two other extra traits that ought to be considered in future community media studies.

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Corporate Newspaper Structure, Profits, and Organizational Goals

Cited by 21 publications

References 33 publications

Corporate News Structure and the Managerial Revolution

Corporate News Structure and the Managerial Revolution

A Comparison of Environmental Pollution Coverage in the Mainstream, African American, and Other Alternative Press

Applying the Leadership Traits Approach to Volunteer-based Community Media

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