Conglomeration

All of the lectures are so new to me, and things have never heard before, mostly because I have never took a Journalism class, but the lecture on conglomeration really intrigued me. I was so amazed by the fact that huge companies, like Disney, own other huge companies, like ESPN. I knew that Disney was a very big company on it's own, but before the lecture I had no idea that they basically owned everything. I guess that's why there is now so much advertising on disney for other companies that do not relate to it. The main con of conglomeration, in my opinion, is that the quality decreases because if one company is in charge of what other companies produce, there is a product that is bound to be repeated by a different company. But, conglomeration is also great too. If you like pop culture and the mainstream, basic products, the world is your oyster. It also brings in more money for the company that owns other companies, which benefits the employees. Overall, it is one of my favorite lectures so far.