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Response to Karlie Brockman's: Is Conglomeration Good or Bad?

Response to Karlie Brockman's: Is Conglomeration Good or Bad?

By Piper Shiflet

A recent post by Karlie Brockman on her blog, Karlie J's Journalism Page, discussed the topic of, "Is Conglomeration Good or Bad?" She begins her debate by summarizing the class lecture about what conglomeration is, and talks about how it's a common thing. Karlie then proceeds to talk about how conglomeration can be a good thing, or a bad thing, even mentioning the pros and cons about the situation. She goes into further detail by explaining her point of view about conglomeration making news media cheaper.
I enjoyed reading her article and seeing her point of view, and I agree, there are many positive and negative sides to conglomeration, which is why it's a topic I tend to stay neutral about. Karlie points out in her article, "For example, the Coca-Cola Company owns Honest Tea, Fairlife Milk, Minute Maid, Dasani water bottles, and many others. Looking at their website, I learned company values specialize in sustainability, climate protection, and workplace rights. While Coca-Cola company obviously thinks about profits, having multiple companies committed to giving back can be a good thing."
This shows that the company, Coca-Cola, is not only concerned about profit, but also talks about real issues with the world caused by work or product production. But this is only one of the few points Karlie makes in her blog, she also states that with watchdogs that keep an eye on different large corporations like Disney and Coca-Cola, there will be an even balance witch I strongly agree with.

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