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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine whether media conglomerates use their own media outlets to promote their media products. Specifically, CNN's coverage of movies was content analyzed to see differences based on the ownership. The findings suggest that CNN, a subsidiary of Time Warner, showed favoritism toward their parent company's movies. While CNN increased the amount of coverage of Time Warner's movies after the merger with Time Warner, it reduced the coverage of its competitors' movies.
Key words: Ownership, merger, CNN, movie, favorable bias.
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