How do conglomerates affect print publishing? Are there positives and negatives?

Conglomerates affect print publishing because now there is more of it. By allowing a large company they have more power over what they publish and have the rights to them. In the past four or five years big companies have taken over smaller companies and have focused on different ideas such as sports, home improvement and lifestyle. It’s positive because people have been able to get what they need without any problem. It creates more money for these companies because they are doing different things and gaining interest from different groups of people. The negative aspects have to do with other companies. They also have to power to be able to put it on television or the Internet since they know that they have viewers who would follow them. With bigger companies comes bigger staff so they are able to make more things happen and get things done quicker. Smaller companies may not be able to handle the competition from these large companies. In addition these other companies may be able to put personal opinions in their print while these larger companies may not like that and cut it out.