It is also important to note that developments in information and communications technologies have permitted significant reductions in distribution costs and the lowering of barriers to entry for new media sources, they have also given rise to concern among policymakers about media diversity, for instance by challenging the established business model of the written press.
Samuti on oluline märkida, et info- ja kommunikatsioonitehnoloogia arengu tulemusel on oluliselt kahanenud levitamiskulud ning vähenenud uute meediakanalite esilekerkimise tõkked, pannes näiteks proovile trükimeedia kehtiva ärimudeli, kuid samas valmistab see areng poliitikakujundajatele muret seoses meedia mitmekesisusega.