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Origins of the commercial model
During the 19th century, the political model is gradually displaced by the commercial model of media. A new model of publishing appears, it has two key features: 1.Reduced the purchase price of newspapers to 1 cent (the 'penny press'). It helped increase circulation which raised the advertising rates revenue from advertises subsidized content for the audience. 2.Content shifts away from partisan politics, which can only attract a narrow audience, to material that can appeal to audiences across the political spectrum. Origins of the 'objectivity' paradigm, displacement of politics in favor of non-political themes such as entertainment, crime, scandal, sports and lifestyle.

It creates fist mass audience for news. Catastrophic impacts upon working class press. This 'economic' censorship is largely invisible and apolitical, but with significant political effects. Refusal for advertisers on working class printing press to the political effects and meet the end of majority of people in that time is vanished.

Increasing concentration of ownership
Commercial newspapers generate high levels of profits which can finance expansion and the acquisition of competitors to create chains with monopoly control over local markets.

Very high levels of concentrations in Canada with two major, family-owned chains- Southam and Thomson- exercising significant control over local newspaper markets.