Conglomerates are greatly affecting print publishing in both positive and negative ways. In negative ways, they are not providing a diversity of opinions. If one or two media conglomerates are in control over a single market, only their opinions, which may be one-sided, are going to reach audiences. Another problem it can create is if they do not provide the proper information because they do not approve of it, they think it is too damaging for the public to hear, or if they just do not feel that the audiences need to know. Sometimes, a reporter’s story can be so altered and edited that the story is not the same anymore. People who read this report will believe it either way because they trust print media. The right of free speech is slowly being lost within the conglomerates. 
A positive of this issue would be those conglomerates that do not hide both sides to a story, does not edit a report to make it different, and does not with hold any information. People need to hear all sides of a story in order to create their own opinions and feel connected to the debate. All information must be given in order for people to understand the situation. If information is withheld, depending on the situation, the results can be tragic. Editing is even more harmful. Editing a story in print media to change the meaning causes that person to be a liar. This gives people false information that can manifest into riots or violence. Conglomerates that are not changing their content to appease people are saving the world from ignorance and should be allowed to take over the media.
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