Should we be concerned about the increasing concentration of ownership in the British press?

Should we be concerned about the increasing concentration of ownership in the British press? Concentration of ownership is a widely discussed issue in today's society and has been looked and written about by a wide number of people. Colin Seymour-Ure tells us that "Concentration is normally measured by number of newspaper titles or market share." (1997, 118) Ownership concentration depends on the control of leading press groups, also how their market shares affect certain aspects. In 1945 there …

…appointment of editors"(1997, 367). He tells us "It is in the interests of the public that journalists in the monopolistic press should have more control over what they do" If above is true then a concern for how ownership is structured rather than if it exists would seem more sensible as we know it exists, we would not be able to get rid of it but we may be able to change it for the better.