As we know, the two main media conglomerates are The RJR News Company and the Gleaner Company. They own the largest percentage of media sources ranging from print, broadcast and internet news.
For those Jamaicans who have smart phones, which is where many people get their news nowadays, they will probably be downloading the application mentioned in my last entry, "Jamiaca". Also mentioned before is the fact that this application has access only to news sources from the conglomerate companies.
The impact that conglomerates have on the Jamaican public is not necessarily negative and seems rather worldly. Both companies strive to give an array of stories, topics and perspectives. Unlike many of our media giants in the US, these companies are not partisan. They may not show equally both sides of each story, whether political, economic or social, they cover stories and update them accurately and accordingly.
With these two companies giving a spectrum of information, unbiasedly, the objective of swaying the public is not really there, and they seem to have a true definition of free press.
The island being as small as it is, most of the top stories and headlines are based on local issues; violence, small businesses and very minimally based on politics and world news.
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