The Sociology of Media Ownership Revisited: Benson et al.’s How Media Ownership Matters

Hendrik Theine ()
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Hendrik Theine: Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

No 173, ICAE Working Papers from Johannes Kepler University, Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy

Abstract: In this review essay, I first re-construct the book’s central argument and conceptual innovation, focusing on its move from ownership forms to “ownership complexes” as a sociological framework for linking ownership, funding and audiences’ strategies. I then discuss the book’s comparative empirical contribution, highlighting how the authors operationalize and test ownership complexes across the United States, France, and Sweden. I conclude by reflecting on the book’s broader implications and outlining several directions for extending its framework in future research.

Date: 2026-02
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