Week 5 Discussion 2 Conglomerates and Market Domination

Describe the difference between a corporation and a conglomerate.

Consider the ethics of media conglomerates in the United States.  What are the ethical advantages and disadvantages of allowing large conglomerates to control the mass media?  What are alternative ways the media might be organized that would be more ethical or moral?  Explain your reasoning using both concepts from the course and academic resources.