what are the factors contributing to the rise in global media? Will global media eventually replace national media? Solution Q1) Media is the mass communication system of letting people informed through broadcasting, publishing, and the internet. It enriches public awareness and knowledge, which is very important in today’s fast moving world. Global media gives the news of whole world, suppose a person sitting in India can get the happenings in the US. Factors are as below: Point 1) The urge of national media: There are so many small national media in various countries. They want to get international news as well but can’t get because of their small infrastructure. Therefore, they are now becoming tied up with big international media agencies in order to get regular updating. This is the reason of rising trend of global media. Point 2) Globalization of economy: Most of the countries have free-trade environment now. They need cheaper rate of factors of production (land, labor, capital, and organization); the global media is a great source of information of it. Point 3) Technological development: The development of internet gives the platform of rising of global media. A person sitting on computer can get to know the whole world. Q2) To some extent it is true. Since national media getting tied up with big global firms, the chance of being acquired may be high in future. The small national media could be acquired by those global media..