| As known to all, America is the most developed country of newspapering in the world at present, and the industry of media becomes the 4th largest industry in the country. Particularly, collectivization comes to be the most prominent character of newspapers area in America: in 2000, 10 largest news groups controls 50 percent daily newspaper circulation of the whole country, and the involved capital of newspaper mergence reaches 14 billion and 250 million dollars. Originated from the 80's of the 19lh century, the development of American news groups provides us the most expatiatory historical materials for the research of news groups. With these materials, we can summarize the historical trace and the latest trend of the development of news groups in the whole world.This article mainly narrates the history of the development of American news groups, including its rising, forming and further development, and enumerates some representative news groups in each stage. With some single spots that may make up the panorama, the author tries to describes approximate scene of every stage accordingly. According to description of these most powerful news groups which once raised a storm of revolutionary, the author want to catch and show the touchable aile and trail to provide useful reference to the news groups of present ageThis article is stringed by time, and divided into three periods from angle of history, or the rising period before the First World War, the forming period between the First and the Second World War, the developing period after the Second World War. Most writing of the precursors stops at the 80's even the 90's of the 19lh century mostly, while the author adds the latest situation of development between the end of the 20lh century and the beginning of the 21th century into this thesis, so the narration of the history of American news groups may be more integrated, and have more value for reference. That is right innovation of the thesis.Meanwhile, the thesis has some characters as followed. First, the thesis isstringed by the thinking which analysis and discuss the truth from an angle of economic. With the two lays of macro economy and micro economy, it analyzes the inside and outside factor of development of news groups. Second, on the arrangement of content, the author tries to cover the every aspect, and make the key points stand out. Third, the author brings forward her own opinion on situation of competition of American news groups at present , concludes the character of management of Gannett Company, Tribune Company. Dow Johns& company, and raises a new subject, namely Why half of the groups that most powerful (income is in first 8 place) Hundred Years Company?... |