Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. Founded by Jason Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the "Venture Reporter" in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. Rafat Ali served as Managing Editor before founding paidContent.org and its parent company ContentNext Media. Notable contributors include Xeni Jardin, Rafat Ali and Clay Shirky. The parent company of "Silicon Alley Reporter" and "Venture Reporter" was called Rising Tide Studios. Karol Martesko-Fenster collaborated with Jason Calacanis and Gordon Gould from 1997 to 1999 on the launch of "Silicon Alley Reporter"
Concentration of media ownership a limited number of stations. In most countries, this system of licensing makes many markets local oligopolies. The similar market structure exists for television broadcasting, cable systems and newspaper industries, all of which are characterized by the existence of large-scale owners. Concentration of ownership is often found in these industries. In the United States, data on ownership and market share of media companies is not held in the public domain. Organizations like Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting have accused the Military-industrial-media complex of using their media resources to promote militarism, which, according to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's hypothesis, benefits