Who controls the media—and why does it matter who’s telling the story?
Reply: Black Leisure Tv (BET)
Questions:
- What challenges do you assume Black entrepreneurs would possibly face when attempting to develop a media firm?
- How would possibly having extra numerous media possession change what we see on TV, in films, or within the information?
- How do trendy platforms like YouTube and TikTok evaluate to conventional media in offering alternatives for Black creators and entrepreneurs?
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Behind the numbers (Britannica):
In 1991, BET turned the primary Black-controlled firm to be listed on the New York Inventory Change. BET thrived within the Nineteen Nineties, including extra cable channels and increasing its attain by means of new movie and publishing divisions, music channels, and a web site. Viewership expanded together with the product line, whereas main media corporations started to put money into the rising community.
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