The mass media can be defined as all those mediums of communication which reach masses of people enabling communication between people. We could also include in this list the internet which is reaching an increasingly mass audience. The Ownership of the Mass Media One aspect of the mass media, which tends to support the Marxist argument, is the ownership of the mass media. If the mass media is indeed owned and controlled by either large companies or very rich capitalists then this suggests that the mass media is indeed controlled by the capitalist class. This also suggests that the content of the various mediums of mass communication, that are collectively known as the mass media, will have content that instills false consciousness.
Lets look at the figures with regard to concentration of ownership.
The best example of concentration in the mass media is to be found in the newspapers. In Britain newspapers are completely within the private sphere, that is, they are owned by private individuals or companies. Up until relatively recently the tradition, in Britain, has been for newspapers to be owned by wealthy individuals and families. For example, the Lord Beaverbrook owned the Daily Express while Lord Rothermere owned the Daily Mail. The British newspapers, such as the two above, also argued strongly when the persecution of the Jews began in Germany that not one Jew should ever be allowed onto British soil.