“…Further inquiry into press ownership and competition continues to develop, including the market for online newspapers (see Chyi & Sylvie, 2001;Lacy, Shaver, & St. Cyr, 1996;Lacy & Simon, 1997). Other studies have examined variables such as media competition (Compaine, 1985a;Dimmick & Rothenbuhler, 1984), consumer expenditures and the principle of relative constancy (McCombs, 1972), barriers to entry (Wirth, 1986), demand (Busterna, 1987;Lacy, 1990), and utility (Albarran & Dimmick, 1993;Dimmick, 1993).…”