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With the expanding global marketplace comes an expanding global media. The liberalization of global media is an often debated and sometimes heated topic. Supporters say that global media increases publicly available information worldwide, while critics suggest that the media is dominated by a few large American corporations that water down the news. Benjamin Compaine writes with the purpose of convincing readers to address and counter-argue against global media’s opposition while also making a case that global media is not only not bad, but even good. Compaine ultimately succeeds in persuading that global media does no harm through logical examples of supporting evidence, efficiency in addressing counter arguments, and choosing a writing style appropriate for his academic audience.

“Global Media” is full of real-life examples to support his claims. This is effective because it shows the extent of effort that went into researching this article, and it helps Compaine establish credibility as an author. He pulls research done on large media corporations from all over the world, not just major power players in global politics. For example, while addressing the issue of “Corporate Ownership is Killing Hard-Hitting Journalism,” Compaine references two large media companies, one government owned in Japan, and one family owned in Brazil. Both of these examples support the claim that alternatives to corporate media companies are not more effective than large journalism corporations. This is relevant because Japan is a great power in global politics, while Brazil is a rising power, but nowhere near Japan’s level. By providing examples of the same result in two vastly different countries, it adds more weight to the argument and shows that the conclusion can be reached anywhere, not just in the “developed” countries. By including examples from all over the world, it also gives the reader the sense that Compaine is not ignoring the issue and selecting evidence that best supports his claim. Rather, it suggests that he is absorbing all the research and basing his conclusion of the research, and not vice-versa. Supporting examples from all over the world really help Compaine establish credibility as a writer.