NWICO is a concept the objective of which is to construct international communication relations on the principles of justice, democracy, and spirituality. All states should participate in exchanging information equally, rather than passively receiving news provided by the leading Western media. The initiators and foremost supporters of NWICO were Mexico, Korea, Kenya, Nigeria, and other developing nations. The United States was opposed to this concept, Britain and France were doubtful about it, and the Soviet Union, though a supporter, desired significant amendments.
The United States representatives considered NWICO contrary to the interests of American media. They thought it would impede the unrestrained flow of information and promote censorship. I contradict that NWICO is a threat to press freedom, as I believe that, on the contrary, it stimulates it. It does not deny free publication to media from any state or impose prohibitions, and its purpose and principles only expand equality in the global information field.
When McChesney speaks of the global marketplace as a cartel, he refers to the concerted actions of powerful actors to destabilize and take over markets. This association makes them especially influential at the national, regional, and global levels. They can change the political situation and control most of the media while destroying the notion of competition. I agree that the merger of media giants is a harmful phenomenon that prevents the progress of the press and blocks access to the market for all other companies.