Media Institutions
A media institution is a part of the media that has a big influence on peoples lives. These can come in the form of newspapers, films, the internet, music and broadcasts on the radio or TV. The owners of these institutions have therefore have a lot more power and control over what people think everyday.
One of the most powerful figures in the media institutions is Rupert Murdoch. He Is the owner of Sky and The Sun newspaper. The Sun newspaper is very controversial, as he uses page 3 to show how he wants to represent women in his newspaper, and thereby influence how the public view women. 
Some media institutions are the BBC, BskyB, CNN, Bauer, PC Media and Future. These are all institutions because they influence peoples lives everyday.
Famous film institutions include: Warner Brothers Studios, Walt Disney, Paramount Studios, Universal studios, and DreamWorks studios.
Conglomerate companies are that own many institutions on different levels. Examples are Warner Brother Studios and News Corp. These companies have a lot of control over what the media thinks. The reason they have so much control is because they reach out top audiences over different forms of media. This allows then to reach out a larger audience, and therefore have control over a larger audience so influence more people.
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The BBC is a huge institution as it does not just have TV channels, but also radio stations, which also attract huge audiences to listen, and possibly be influenced by this institution called the BBC. This institution therefore has a lot of influence over what peoples representations are of different topics, through different media. 
Revise your definition of a media institution - you could add a wiki link or go to a media website for help - what you have written isn't quite there (for first para).
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