News story archive 2:''missing British Millionaire" Daily mail

1)Provide the title and Weblink;

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6200879/Desperate-search-retired-British-millionaire-Thai-wife-feared-dead.html

2)Include a relevant image, graphic or screenshot;

3)Summarise the story in your own words: is this is an example of hard news or soft news?

This is a story about a business man Alann Hogg who has gone missing along with his wife Nott and feared to be dead due to the blood that was seen inside their mansion. The couples new pick up truck had also been stolen  that the wife's brother had taken and was jailed and released and denied any further involvement with the disappearance. 

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).

The story creates a sense of moral panic to audiences as this is a kind of unexpected type of story to be heard within the media. This could also be applied to the hypodermic needle model as audiences are injected with information so they can trigger a response.

5)Comment on the story: to what extent does it reflect the values and ideologies of the newspaper? Is this an example of quality journalism or simply clickbait? 

This news story reflects values of this newspaper to a significant extent as applied to Galtung and Ruge theory of values it demonstrates ideologies of Surprise as audiences like surprises even if unpleasant, it is also to do with the elite as it is a British millionaire. There is element of immediacy as it is a recent event. This is example of click bait as many people would be shocked to see this and would be used to generate a response in the media as it is a example of soft news.

Newspapers the future of journalism:

1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this?
Accountability journalism is important because he believes this is shrinking and claims that ads were supportive of newspapers and lasted for decades. Advertisers were forced to overpay and as a result made them commercially successful.

2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for newspapers (e.g. jobs, personal ads etc.)?
Newspapers are used to represent the news on TV making  revenue and talks about how both are interested in different things but use each other to make revenue.

3) Shirky talks about the 'unbundling of content'. This means people are reading newspapers in a different way. How does he suggest audiences are consuming news stories in the digital age?
Audiences are consuming through other members of the audience as social media through things being sent to each other but not actually looking for it themselves.

4) Shirky also talks about the power of shareable media. How does he suggest the child abuse scandal with the Catholic Church may have been different if the internet had been widespread in 1992?
This scandal was shocking to everyone and so many people read it so if the internet had been widespread then everyone would have gotten the story quicker. This story meant that audiences created the public for this story as he mentions and talks about the Boston globe unable to have such a big audience.

5) Why does Shirky argue against paywalls? 
He argues that we should be balancing these expenses and having publication that has profit other than public revenue.

6) What is a 'social good'? In what way is journalism a 'social good'?
An action that provide some sort of benefit to the general public. Journalism is a social good as it provides the public with news and information that they can find helpful and can genuinely get to know what is happening around them.

7) Shirky says newspapers are in terminal decline. How does he suggest we can replace the important role in society newspapers play? What is the short-term danger to this solution that he describes?
we can replace the important role in society by having another institution that is classic and produces 5% accountability journalism. The short term danger is that the old models are breaking faster than the new ones. He believes that things will get worse as he mentions the fall of relative corruption moderate size of cities and mentions the long trough of journalism. He claims we should constrain this.

8) Look at the first question and answer regarding institutional power. Give us your own opinion: how important is it that major media brands such as the New York Times or the Guardian continue to stay in business and provide news?
I believe that it is important for these companies to build upon business and provide news as the guardian is quite well know and is read to a high degree amongst the public. These companies have been available from a significant time perioud and are experienced and provide many opinions within the news so people can generate their own opinions too. However, these newspapers do not have to stay in business as there are many more successful news companies providing new to the public that do generate revenue. This means that their need in society today is only to some extent as now there much more source to be able to get your news e.g like social media and other companies.

News story archive 1: White Women racially abuses Asian daily mail

1)Provide the title and weblink;

She's Asian - that's why she can't drive': Smiling racist is caught on camera ranting at Philippines born driver after minor parking altercation escalates.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6164275/White-American-racially-abuses-Asian-born-woman-Portland-minor-row-parking-space.html

2)Include a relevant image, graphic or screenshot;

3)Summarise the story in your own words: is this is an example of hard news or soft news?

This is an example of soft news and this is a story about a women racially  abusing another women as she parked her car wrong  and blamed her for being Asian and unable to see which is why she parked her car wrong. She was racially insulted and began crying on the way home and called her parents and her dad from England arrived and claimed that ignorance is not pretty for this uneducated women.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).

Comment on the story: to what extent does it reflect the values and ideologies of the newspaper? Is this an example of quality journalism or simply click bait? 

This story is obviously in this newspaper to get as many readers to respond to this incident and could reflect ideologies of this newspaper as now it is more about morality and ethical consideration for individuals and i believe that this us simply click bait to just grab attention of the audience and intrigue them to read this story. This means that this is not quality journalism but just showing the ideologies of this newspaper as being simply Moral. 

The death of print media: Factsheet blog tasks

1) What has happened to print media in the last 30 years?
In the last 30 years print media has been impacted by the digital media and printed newspapers have been a primary source of information.


2) Why is the Independent newspaper such a good case study for the decline in print media?
This is because it used different slogan and took a challenging approach  to contemporary splash headlines of the time and was best know for unorthodox and campaigning front pages.

3) What was the Independent newspaper famous for?
It was famous for the campaigning front pages and unorthodox.


4) What did the then-owner of the Independent, Evgeny Lebedev, say about the newspaper's digital-only future?
He claimed that readers are the ones bringing the change to print media as now readers are more driven to online platforms than ever before. This is allowing us to invest in editorial content and is creating a bold transition for the digital only future.

5) How do online newspapers make money?
They use traditional ads to make money and approach different companies saying how much revenue they have and then this makes them build up interest and get deals which are profitable.

6) What did the Independent's longest-serving editor Simon Kelner warn regarding the switch to digital?
He claimed that the paper was going to become less criticising and cannot be replicated on the whole.

7) What is the concern with fake news? What does 'post-truth' refer to?
This is to get attention from people as know today as click bait so many readers are becoming popular but also create this sense of moral panic between the audiences. The aim of this may also be to create partisan news so that people can keep reading throughout the week.

8) What is your view on the decline in print media? Should news be free? Is it a concern that established media brands such as the Independent can no longer afford to exist as a printed newspaper?

I believe that print media should only exist for the older generations as younger generations do not really benefit from it or even use the printed side to it. This means that now if companies are unable to achieve revenue they are struggling and are shifting to digital media and setting up paywalls. There is a huge concern regarding this as new organisations will not get much readers and it will be harder for them to get a fair amount of audience in place.

Newspapers: the decline in print media

1) Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry?
This is because google has taken over majority of the online search business and  to the fact that media is now growing further and there is more music downloading and file sharing.

2) Find a statistic from the article that illustrates the decline of traditional news media.
 60 billion plus of potential annual ad sales that print publications seem to have lost, Google had grabbed about 44 billion by 2012, from virtually nothing in 2000.


3) Looking at the graph featured in the article, what period has seen the steepest decline in newspaper advertising revenue? 
2000

4) Do you personally think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their jobs? Why?
I agree to a high extent that google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists loosing their jobs because now many people have become accustomed to the research and getting instant new stories online.

5) Read the comments below the article. Pick one comment you agree with and one you disagree with and explain your response to the comments in detail.
You can’t single out Google just because it’s the largest digital company. Patch, for example, invested hundreds of millions into journalism in the US and continues to search for the model that will work going forward. There are many who are investing in the future of journalism.

In regards of this comment I agree to some extent now that changes are being made in regards to journalism because of the media and how the job systematically works. This means that google can be for blame but not entirely because now you can physically just write about anything online and set up your websites to increase links and fans so that your opinions can also be heard.


1) Look at the key findings from the report on page 2. How do UK adults generally get their news? 
They get their news of the internet mostly used site is BBC one.

2) Read the overall summary on page 8. How popular are newspapers as a news source? How does this compare to other news sources?
Newspapers are only used by the older generation than other news sources like from the internet which is mostly used by younger generations in the ABC1 category 16-24 year olds.

3) Look at the summary of platforms used on page 13. What audience demographic groups are most and least likely to read newspapers?
The audience demographic most likely to read newspapers are those aged 65+ and 16-24 year olds would generally be the ones who are likely to read newspapers less.

4) Read Section 3 on cross-platform news consumption (page 19). What newspaper brands can you find in the list of most popular news sources across platforms?

• BBC one 
• sky news channel
• facebook

5) Now turn to Section 6 focusing on newspapers (page 38). How has the circulation of national newspapers decreased since 2003?
The circulation has decreased from 30 million to 12.4 million in 2017 and national Sunday titles are also being read less from 13.3 million to 7 million.

6) What are the most-used newspaper titles?
The daily mail, metro,the sun, and the mail on Sunday.

7) What newspaper are 65+ people more likely to read?
They are more likely to read the daily mail.

8) What are the most popular titles when print and online figures are combined (look at page 41)?
When these are combined the most popular is The Guardian.

9) How does the i compare to the Daily Mail?
The daily mail is far more popular than the i newspaper as it has a bigger readership. 

10) Look at page 42. What percentage of newspaper users used free newspapers such as Metro in the UK in 2018 ('freesheets')?
23% used the metro and total of 26% used free sheets.

11) Now study the demographic details for our two CSP newspapers on page 44. What is the breakdown of the Daily Mail audience?
The breakdown audience are the ones aged from 16-24 year olds.

12) What is the breakdown for the i audience?
Female audience is the breakdown for the i newspaper.


13) Look at the summary on page 46: news consumption via social media. What audience groups are using social media for their news and what sites do they use?
16-24 year olds are likely to use social media for their news rather than 65 year olds and this is Facebook Instagram and Whatsapp.


14) What does this report tell us about the decline of the traditional newspaper industry in the UK?
This report tells us that now newspapers are only being read physically by the older generation and the fact that traditional newspaper industry is dying out because of social media and other news organisations through apps.

15) How can media institutions such as the Daily Mail and the i remain relevant and profitable in the digital media landscape?

The daily mail and the i can remain profitable if they set up pay walls through the internet so then they can make profit if people like their newspapers so much and are accustomed to them. They can also make their own apps as a sign of new way to connect with larger range of audiences.

Newspapers Statement paragraph:

''Within 25 years all newspapers will be available online only nothing will be printed''

I agree with this statement to some extent because now in the 21st century, there is already a decline in the print side of newspapers as more people are using social media and have news apps on their phones than ever before. This means that newspapers will carry on being sold less in the market and become less used by the public and eventually stop being sold as they won't make as much profit for the companies. The growth of digital media also reflects the downfall of print within media as it means that loads of newspapers are sealed back and nt bothering anymore. This may result in newspapers becoming extinct within these 25 years because now technology is developing as now TV, phones, tablets and social media is continuously becoming widely available. Furthermore now that people are so used to finding out everything instantly they do not wait to go and get a newspaper they just can use the internet and get results immediately.