News archive 5: Mail OnlineTrump threatens to send MILITARY to seal southern border if Mexico doesn't stop Central American immigrants including 'MANY CRIMINALS' from reaching the U.S.

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6290511/Trump-Ill-send-MILITARY-seal-border-Mexico-doesnt-stop-Central-American-immigrants.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?
Trump warns Seal Americas southern border with military force if Mexico's illegal immigrants do not stop entering Central America. Many migrants walked towards the the US from Chiquimula which infuriated the president. He further threatened to stop any humanitarian aid if their government allow their citizens through the borders and make it to the US. This is a example of hard news as it is political and focuses on international issues.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This story provides surveillance to audiences about American politics and is to do with elite nations so this story would appeal to wider audiences as a result. This could be applied to the two step flow model by Katz and Lazarsfeld as opinion leaders  generate this information which is then passed to consumers to generate their opinions on this issue.

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 click-bait? 
This newspaper holds conservative ideology and maintains socialistic attitudes as it wants everyone to have their own opinions and is generated from the high number of clicks. This news story is a example of hard news and is political which is promoting Donald Trump's right wing ideologies. Audiences are left to interpret these messages differently as ideologies of consumers can develop over time.

New archive 5: i newspaper: "10 million adults have missed out on university due to tuition fees and other costs, report finds"

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://inews.co.uk/news/scotland/tests-scottish-p1-pupils-continue-until-next-summer/

2)Include a relevant image, graphics or screenshot;

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

The tuition fees have led to students not being able to achieve university education as the costs are becoming too much for students. There is a demand for more flexible changes to be made so that the needs of the economy can be met.


4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This story appeals to audiences as now many young people are aspiring to go to university and may be unaware of the costs this may bring. This provides surveillance and sense of personal identity as students can look at themselves as well.

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 click-bait? 
It provides ideologies of socialism and changing the economy for the better so that it can be made fair so everyone has an equal chance of pursuing a degree. This is an example of quality journalism as many statistics have been used and surveys were held out to show how this is affecting young people today.

MailOnline case study: Blog tasks

Go to MailOnline and analyse the stories currently featured:

1) What are the top five stories? Are they examples of soft news or hard news?

• Royal family-hugs for harry ( soft news)
• British man mistakenly killed by a hunter (Soft news)
• Trump wanting the free trade deal to start immediately after Brexit (hard news)
• May will hold last-ditch private talks with Tusk before her make-or-break pitch for a Brexit deal amid fears summit failure could mean no deal (hard news)
• Trump says Saudi Arabia is being treated 'guilty until proven innocent' over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi and compares claims to Brett Kavanaugh sex assault allegations (Hard news)

2) What celebrity content is featured?

• Strictly come dancing
• Prince Harry 
• Celebs go dating 
•  Rob Kardashian losing weight 
• Ant Mcpartlin divorce 

3) What examples of ‘clickbait’ can you find?

• Put down that hairdryer! Celebrity stylist reveals the weird and wonderful ways to protect your tresses from the colder weather - from drinking more water to using a TOOTHBRUSH
• Cute AND clever! From a cat who saved her owner from choking to a dog who delivered breakfast in bed - proud owners share their pets' surprisingly smart accomplishments.

4) To what extent do the stories you have found on MailOnline reflect the values and ideologies of the Daily Mail newspaper?
The daily mail reflects ideologies and value of elite nations and gives information based on what they do and how people can also use their tricks. This is the same as the daily mail newspaper as it provides stories that audiences would find interest in reading. The story about animals also gives a sense of caringness and a socialism approach of helping others before yourself.

5) Think about audience appeal and gratifications: why is Mail Online the most-read English language newspaper website in the world? How does it keep you on the sit?

The mail online provides audiences with huge amounts of Copy and this is appealing to audiences as it gives them surveillance and also escapism because it diverts their mind. This is through the use of stories for entertainment purposes and soft news that would interest audiences.

Guardian column: So Daily Mail and Mail Online are ‘totally separate’? It depends how you look at it by Peter Preston

Read this Guardian column by Media veteran Peter Preston on a row between the Guardian and the Mail over the controversial MailOnline (ex-) columnist Katie Hopkins. Answer the following questions:

1) Why does Preston suggest that the Daily Mail and Mail Online should be considered to be basically the same publication?

2) How does Preston summarise other newspaper websites?
The other newspaper websites are the sun's website and The Mirror which is said to be pure bun and extrapolation of the print version. He talks about everything becoming available online and talks about this memory online lasting forever for audiences.


3) How many readers does the online-only Independent now boast?
19 million readers.

4) Do you feel the Daily Mail and Mail Online have a different ‘worldview’?
I believe that both these sources provide audiences with generally the same worldview but the mail online potentially talks about soft news more and stories to do with celebrities are presented more and has the same ideologies as presenting a right-wing approach.

5) Do you see a future for the paper version of the Daily Mail or will it eventually close like the Independent?

I believe that daily mail has a future that is better than the independent as it is the second highest newspaper read in the UK and many people do follow it. This means that it will not close as it allows audiences to comment as it uses controversial headlines and opinion columns on the website. 
Even with falling circulation, the front cover of the Daily Mail can set the news agenda and dictate what broadcast media lead on such as, the influential BBC Radio 4 Today programme or News night on BBC2. This is why newspapers are still seen as having a disproportionate influence despite falling sales.

Media Magazine MM55: Media, Publics, Protest and Power

Media Magazine 55 has an excellent feature on power and the media. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 38 to read the article Media, Publics, Protest and Power', a summary of Media academic Natalie Fenton’s talk to the Media Magazine conference in 2015. Answer the following questions:

1) What are the three overlapping fields that have an influence on the relationship between media and democracy?
The three overlapping fields that have an influence on the relationship between media and democracy:

The political field 
when state powerfully limits or enables the diversity of the voices and views through powerful regulation.

The economic field
The commercial influences like profit pressures which relate to the type of ownership and funding. This is the level of intensity of market competition.

The journalistic field
The assumptions that have emerged about the news and journalism like ethics, impartiality and norms of objectivity.

2) What is ‘churnalism’ and does Mail Online provide examples of this kind of news gathering?
Churnalism means the cutting and pasting of unattributed rewrites of press agency or public relation materials.

Examples:


3) Fenton argues that news should serve the public and help democracy. Does MailOnline do this?
The daily mail does do this to a large extent as it publishes stories that are accessible and what audiences would actually like. This is due to the high clicks and means that audience opinion in what is regarded as important is taken into consideration. 

4) What is infotainment? Is MailOnline guilty of relying on this kind of content?
This is the type of content which has the element of surveillance to provide audiences but is also for entertainment purposes so that consumers interests can be maintained. I believe that the mail online is guilty of this because there are stories that are published to provide information but also generate certain opinions.

5) Has the internet empowered audiences or is it still dominated by the major media conglomerates? How does MailOnline fit into this?
It is still dominated by the major media conglomerates as there is pressure on news organisations to produce even more profit than before. The corporate media are profit led and not obliged to fund unprofitable news. This has overtaken journalism and local news.

Factsheet 182 - Case Study: The Daily Mail (Part 3) Industrial Context

Finally, read Media Factsheet 182: Case Study: The Daily Mail (Part 3) Industrial Context and complete the following questions/tasks. Our Media Factsheet archive is on the Media Shared drive: M:\Resources\A Level\Media Factsheets

1) What do Curran and Seaton suggest regarding the newspaper industry and society?
The newspaper industry is believed to said to reflect desires and interests of readers to maintain its readership and they suggest that the mass media and newspaper industry should have a liberal ideology because newspapers are wielded as propaganda to have an influence on individuals.

2) Curran and Seaton acknowledge that media ownership in the UK is dominated by what kind of company?


3) What does the factsheet suggest regarding newspaper ownership and influence over society?
Newspaper ownership increased which increased level of readership and circulation. AS the press is more industrialised no one is really free to establish their own paper. This is made an illusion to society as substantial capital is required. This means that circulation and readership is maintained through the control over what society is reading.4) Why did the Daily Mail invest heavily in developing MailOnline in the 2000s?
This is because it was believed that they could invest in more so that their traffic could grow and be a bigger business for the daily mail. This was seen to be more profitable for them as a result.

5) How does MailOnline reflect the idea of newspapers ‘as conversation’?
The reflection of conversation in a newspaper is believed to be direct and immediate making it seem like a conversation building a relationship with the editor and reader.

6) How many stories and pictures are published on MailOnline?
10,000 pictures and 1000 stories.

7) How does original MailOnline editor Martin Clarke explain the success of the website?
The reason why it is a success is that the newspaper is so broad that it isn't set to be established to a niche audience. This is because of the layout the stories of the mail online are the stories most visited and others stories are set beside this like to do with celebrity gossip and politics making the readership better as it covers interests of audiences as a whole.

8) What does it mean when it says readers are in control of digital content?
This is known as prosumers as Clay Shirky calls it and means that the daily email offers one line communication from the producer to the audience and mail online offer two-way method as readers give feedback that producers receive.

9) How is the priority for stories on the homepage established on MailOnline?
They are established based on the audiences likings from the previous amount of time which means the high click counts, for example, readers that are reading the really popular stories and those are the most viewed which will mean its the biggest story and is like that new readers will also be wanting to read it.

10) What is your view of ‘clicks’ driving the news agenda? Should we be worried that readers are now ‘in control of digital content’?
I don't think we should be worried about readers being control of the media as this also gives a more of a democratic image of the media, as audiences opinions are being taken into consideration. This is important because then audiences will be fundamentally interested in the stories or the latest news as it is the most preferred anyways.

Daily Mail analysis:

1) What are the front page stories on the 21 September edition of the Daily Mail?
The front page stories are 'Theresa May we are ready to walk away'  this story highlights the fact that this newspaper supports conservativism as it is supporting Theresa May. 

2) From your analysis in class, what other stories and topics are covered in this edition of the Daily Mail?
the stories covered in the newspaper were to do with Theresa May and named 'They are behaving like bullies' which is about how Theresa may is handling the Brexit referendum. There are further stories, for example, Keeley Hawes and talks about her androgynous look with a pixie cut wearing a red unitard conveying her as strong influential women from her past modelling career.


3) Media language: Write an analysis of the construction of the Daily Mail homepage: Page design, font, text, images, conventions, hard news/soft news, news values etc.

The homepage is constructed to receive attention from audiences as the font used is very bold and intriguing and is serif reflecting the traditional values of the newspaper. The title also Rhymes which is appealing to audiences. The front two stories of the newspaper have one story which is an example of hard news and the other soft news.

4) Narrative: How is the narrative used in this edition of the Daily Mail? Look at the selection of news: is there an ongoing narrative? How is the narrative created by the paper to engage an audience?

There is narrative created as it gives emotional appeal to audiences so they also feel involved and Theresa May could be identified as the Proppian Hero as she is giving the country hope. This is subverting the stereotypes as she is a woman who is being identified as independent and a strong powerful leader. This newspaper is also supportive of the royal family despite the hate they have received from bringing a black woman into the Monarchy. This lets audiences follow her journey and get a deeper insight into it as it is an ongoing narrative.

5) Representations: Are any stereotypes reinforced? Is the audience positioned to respond to the stories in a certain way? You should focus on the Brexit and NHS stories (front page, p6-7, p10) as a minimum here.

Brexit
Explicitly reflected of The Daily Mail's conventionally conservative/right-wing views and bias. Their reflection of Theresa May is quite positive; during a time where news coverage surrounding her efforts is usually negative, this article highlights their support of the Conservative party and what they stand for.

The daily mail Part 1 and 2:

Read Media Factsheet 175: Case Study: The Daily Mail (Part 1):

1) What is the history of the Daily Mail?
The daily mail was established by Alfred Harmsworth 1st viscount Northcliffe, in 1896 was responsible for the rise of the popular press. The paper reflected societal changes for a more stable society, for example, keeping prices low, aggressive marketing, independence from political control.

2) What news content features in the Daily Mail?
It is aimed at women and features this as the readership is predominantly female.

3) What is the Daily Mail’s mode of address? 
The mode of address creates a relationship between the producer and audience and daily mail is aimed at women so the discursive strategies and language is more likely to appeal to the preferred female audience. The dominant readership is 65+ in the demographic group and ABC1.

4) What techniques of persuasion does the Daily Mail use to attract and retain readers?
The technique used is persuasion to establish a consensus view and in line with political and social ideologies and are subtly used to attempt and stir emotions to prompt consensus.

These are split into three areas:

• Practical techniques: Bribery, offering rewards, newness, longevity evoking nostalgia, inexpensive offering things lower priced, luxury allowing the consumer to feel rich with abundant content.
• Emotional techniques: Exaggeration or hyperbole, repetition, comforting, fear and humour.
• Associations: celebrity endorsement and experts advice to convince consumers.

5) What is the Daily Mail’s editorial stance?
The mail's political stance is mainly conservative as they have supported the party in all recent general elections. This advocates readers in some constitutes to vote UKIP as the main challenger to the labour party. It is critical of the BBC as it is seen to be left wing. 


6) Read this YouGov article on British newspapers and their political stance. Where does the Daily Mail fit in the overall picture of UK newspapers? 
The Daily Mail is seen as Britain’s most right-wing newspaper. Britain’s most read newspaper is described by 44% of Brits as “very right-wing”.  This indicates that the daily mail offers a right-wing approach to a significant extent.

7) What is the Daily Mail’s view of the BBC? What are the possible reasons for this?
The daily mail is critical of the BBC as it is seen to be mainly left wing and it is pro Brexit supporting traditional Britishness.

8) What controversies have followed Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn? You will need to research this beyond the factsheet.




Factsheet 177 - Case Study: The Daily Mail (Part 2)
 

1) How did the launch of the Daily Mail change the UK newspaper industry?
The revenue was raised and carefully targeted marketing developed national distribution on a larger scale than previously existed. The news was also presented in shorter articles and had clear headlines.

2) What is the inverted pyramid of journalism and why was it important in the way the Daily Mail presented news?
It offered effective communications of the product and increased popularity of the newspaper as a new style of journalism was being engaged with by the lower middle classes. 

3) What company owns the Daily Mail? What other newspapers, websites and brands do they own?
The company that owns the daily mail is the British media company called the Daily mail General Trust plc which manages entrepreneurial companies and has revenues of almost 1.5 billion.

4) Between 1992 and 2018 the Daily Mail editor was Paul Dacre. What does the extract from Dacre’s speech on the freedom of the press tell us about his ideological position?
He does not like anything to do with corruption and values the freedom of the press he holds quite a middle ideological position but mainly to do with morals and appears to be on the left side of the spectrum.

5) What is Dacre’s view on BBC news?
He claims it be quite dominant in the press and says that it has crippled the commercial radio, distorted the free market and internet newspapers.

6) Look at the right-hand side of page 4. Why is the editor of a newspaper so important?
It is important because the way the information is presented has an impact on the circulation and revenue of the news. The effect of the individual producers is considered and it is important to consider the editorial control and editor as a result.

7) Why did Guardian journalist Tim Adams describe Dacre as the most dangerous man in Britain? What example stories does Adams refer to?
Dacre is seen to be dangerous by Tim Adams as he is seen to be anti-liberal and claims that gay people and drug takers were sympathetically portrayed, "welfare state misfits" were described as victims, and Enoch Powell's warnings about immigration were scorned. His view dominated the Daily mail worldview.

8) How does the Daily Mail cover the issue of immigration? What representations are created in this coverage?
The issue of immigration is covered equally by giving two sides of the argument and creates a pro-immigration view. 


9) How did the Daily Mail cover the murder of MP Jo Cox?
The daily mail covers the murder of Joe Cox by claiming she was pro-immigration and was murdered by Thomas Mair who was an extreme advocate of ''Britain First and targeted Jo cox for her pro-immigration views and he was claimed to going through depression and he had failures in social services.

10) What was Dacre’s position on Brexit?
Dacre's position is for Brexit and admires the work of Theresa May.

News archive 4: 'Writer Daisy Goodwin criticises TV programmes that suggest the gender battle has been won'

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/writer-daisy-goodwin-criticises-tv-programmes-wrongly-suggesting-gender-battle-won/

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 story is about a writer daisy Goodwin who criticised television programmes whose depictions of women that suggest the gender war has been won are undermining the fight for equality. This is a example of soft news and can lead to elements of hard news as it comments on position of women within the media and how it is affecting women's life and they can be interpreted as being misleading.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This story appeals to audiences as it has element of surprise and raises upon issues regarding gender which is signifying how women are being given a voice. This is also a source of surveillance to audiences which means that they can gain knowledge about the portrayal of women within the media.

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 click-bait? 
This reflects the values and ideologies of the newspapers as it takes a moral approach and reflects ideas of this democracy as it talking about Women and their equality. This could also reflect ideas of the post feminist state as women should be given the choice and different roles within the media to subvert audiences expectations.

News archive 4:Social media 'can feed people's addiction to THEMSELVES' and lead to withdrawal symptoms similar to those felt by drug and gambling addicts'

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6253335/Social-media-feed-peoples-addiction-THEMSELVES.html

2)Include a relevant image, graphics 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 claims that people are becoming addicted to themselves. There was a study done to convey that this has the same symptoms as a drug addict or alcoholic. The use of social media has encouraged individuals to obsess how we are perceived by others. This could mean that individuals are conveying their own self-image to gain recognition or wanting some type of reward. This research was done by Dr Van Gordon.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This could appeal to audiences as now everyone uses social media and seems more relatable to everyone. This means that it provides a space for personal identity (Blumler and Katz) as it allows individuals to find out how effective social media is on individuals. This would also provide an audience pleasure of surveillance and consumers can learn more about the use of the web.

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 story is an example of quality journalism as it shows the consequences of social media on individuals. This is because this is a researched case study which has provided adequate evidence for how people are becoming addicted to themselves.

News Archieve 3: The ' i ' 'newspaper: 'Man rescued from shed by police after ‘living as a slave for 40 years’

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/man-cumbria-shed-rescue-modern-slavery/

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 is a story about a man who lived as a slave for over 40 years.
In Carlisle a 58 Man was found in a 6 foot space shed with just a chair and a soiled bed. He was made to do this unpaid work since the age of 16 or 17 and a 79 year old man has been held in suspect. This conditions were seen to be so dreadful that o human could actually live in and when he was found he claimed to be very lost.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
The story appeals to the audience as it gives a sense of escapism and surveillance for audiences as applied to Blumler and Katz (1974) theory. This Piece of news is very rare and unexpected and therefore allows audiences to engage with it more to a significant extent. This is about modern day slavery which people would not assume would happen in the 21st century and yet this story is conveying it. This new story also has element of surprise and ambiguity as we don't know how this man got there and what actually happend that he ended up in these conditions.

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 Click bait? 
This reflects ideologies of this newspaper to some extent as it does want attention of consumers and is is reflecting ideologies of morality. This means that it could be thought to be quality journalism as this story is something that would never be seen or heard off as it is to do with modern day slavery.

News Archieve 3: The daily mail "Theresa May vows to end austerity and 'buys herself time"

1)Provide the title and Weblink;
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6234767/Queues-Theresa-speech-bigger-Boris-Johnsons.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 example of hard news as Theresa May dances to Tory's conference and tried to show some austerity. She tried to give audiences some hope through the new immigration system and claimed there could be no perfect Brexit. She claimed that she would like to protect jobs in Britain and therefore pleaded the activists to support her for this Brexit deal. She has also been criticised as she has thought of no new policies to help schools or hospitals.

4)Explain how or why this story appeals to an audience (use media terminology and theory here).
This story is about the country and involves everyone as people are engaged with the political stance today especially how this Brexit is going on. The fact that Theresa may did this speech so confidently and is a women in seen to be giving this power and promoting it is unconventional so would appeal to audiences to a significant extent. Furthermore this could be applied to Vladimir Propps theory as she is seen as the hero and giving hope to people in the country.

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? 

The values and ideologies are conveyed to a significant extent as this newspaper is mainly right wing in support for conservatism and it portrays the support for Theresa May. This means that it is quality journalism and has elements of continuity and currency. The stories regarding politics and Brexit are constantly in the media and audiences are always updated about them.

Media factsheet 76: News values

1) Come up with a news story from the last 12 months for each of the categories suggested by Harriss, Leiter and Johnson:

• Conflict
• Terrorist attack in London 
• Progress
• Disaster
• Consequence
• The Uber Ban
• Prominence 
• Theresa May going to spend 2 million on council housing
• Novelty
• The Grenfell tower catching on fire

2) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage?

The example news story the factsheet uses is of a British Service Women who died after a Afghan bomb blast and it is likely to gain prominent coverage because it was a unpredictable event that audiences did not expect to happen. It is something not seen everyday and even if negative it alarms audiences after reading this as it is quite shocking.

3) What is Gate keeping?
This is process that editors use to open or close channels of communication and it is controlled so it can reach the audience in a appropriate manner.

4) What are the six ways bias can be created in news?

Bias is created by selection and omission:
By choosing the story to publish it is bias of the editor and others are included to give different opinion.

Bias through placement:
Where a story is placed influences its importance and what the people think about its importance.

Bias by headline:
Headlines can be misleading and it is the must read part of the newspaper as they are big and bold.

Bias by photos, captions and camera angles:
They way the pictures are composed to the audience has a huge effect to how they are positioned to make anything look as certain way.

Bias through use of names and titles:
Certain names and titles are used to describe people and events which can vary.

Bias by choice of word:
The choice of work positive or negative has certain connotations that make audiences read the news in a certain way.

5) How have online sources such as Twitter, bloggers or Wikileaks changed the way news is selected and published?
The online sources have created a challenge to media institutions as now the news is monitored and also individuals can gate keep which means that, the way audiences receive the news changes. Wikileaks only publish raw material bypass news values  and this is passed to institutions and  who use the information for their own agenda. Then journalists decide what to go for. 


6) Complete the task on the last page of the Factsheet regarding Sky News and Twitter:

• What does this reveal about how Sky views Twitter as a news source?

This reveals that twitter is very fast at updating and provides with 

• What does it say about how news is being produced?

The new is being produced without so much tension given to the actual story and is just published without knowing much about it.

• What role does the audience have in this process?

The audience is made to read this and take in the information and actually get back at this news story and tweet about it. This will spread it and actually cause people to read it more.

• Why might this be a problem for journalistic standards?

This is because the news ma not have enough evidence or actual substance for it to be backed up which makes it a problem as journalists will just be posting to look for attention.

7) In your opinion, how has the digital age changed Galtung and Ruge’s news values? 

The digital age has changed Galtung and Ruge's theory of news values because now it is much harder to keep up with the updates and everyday current affairs. The fact that now many students are being convinced to watch the news and keep up with everything it is quite difficult as a result.

8) How would you update them for 2018? Choose TWO of Galtung and Ruge's news values and say how they have been affected by the growth of digital technology.

Immediacy has been affected by the growth of digital technology because now the rate at which updates take place online and within the e-media is much more faster than before. This makes it difficult for everyone to keep up with everything as result. Another value that has been affected by the growth of digital media is Familiarity if the news story is actually capable of being familiarised with audiences so they read it further which is not the case now as many people engage with so many different things at once. 

Newspaper regulation blog task:

1) Keith Perch used to edit the Leicester Mercury. How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time?
He claims that if it is still in print the price will be very high and there will only be a small amount of circulation as a result and he claimed that when he started working newspapers had 100s and 1000s of readers on the whole.


2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?
He claims that many newspapers were caught up in this scandal that should not have been which means that it should have been dealt with in a legally. He believes that this form of regulation is unacceptable as every newspaper is dealt with differently and what the journalist chooses to report should be totally independent.

3) What does IPSO stand for and how does it work?
This stands for independent press standards organization and works by ordering newspapers to print apologies or corrections on the front page. This only happens when the newspaper fails to meet the 28 days notice of the complaint and they decide whether the editor's code of practice has been broken.

4) What is Perch's view of newspaper ownership?
Perch's view is that everyone should be able to choose to read whatever newspaper and not just the big ones to ensure that no one company or person has too much control in the media. He claims that there is various other voice in the media online but the Guardian, the sun and daily mail is the newspapers that make up the majority of the mass media.

5) Do you agree with his view that broadcast news should have less regulation so that TV channels can support particular political parties or people?

I disagree with him as less regulation would mean there is less control within the media and individual opinions will be generated. There is also the fact that the regulation won't always preserve the status quo as the TV channels will be holding opinions for support to particular parties. Now with the internet, this helps audiences to actually join in and also give in their opinions and not just listen to the common things in place as now you can have you tube channel along with blogging so people can read and respond.


Newspaper regulation essay:

Should the newspaper Industry be subject to Statutory regulation:

My arguments for statutory regulation is that if there is no regulation it will mean that there is a particular danger to citizens and powerful companies will just try to preserve the status quo. For example, the Madeline Maccan case as the parents argued for tighter press regulation. This case had shocked the press and audiences and the matter of privacy had been taken away from both parents as there were all sorts of stories being made up and told. They ordered for press regulation before the Leveson inquiry which had been ordered by the government into the culture and ethics of the British press. This further correlates with the case of Millie Dowler as she was in search for and her parents were given false hope that she was alive. This case played a significant role in the news of the world phone a phone-hacking scandal as after the police and crime commissioner realized the messages being sent were fake news to give parents hope she will still alive. Ultimately, she was found dead by investigators near Hampshire. Therefore, press regulation is important regarding ethical issues and so that journalists are not only looking to make a profit, which means more accountability journalism is needed.

Regulation is also key as privacy is also important. We know that now newspapers can make fake news and any stories they want without holding any evidence. This is ignoring ethics and just making bias increase and profit. The news has presented cases that have raided people's privacy including celebrities and made individuals scapegoats in certain scenario's. News has to be facts and actually happening not a “point of view” of what has happened but the justified interpretation of the events that have unfolded or are about to take place. Therefore, statutory regulation is important to protect the public against the poor use of the practice.

My arguments against newspapers statutory regulation is that there is too much power which means if there are rules that are being broken then the police should get involved. This can also mean that if the press is over-regulated it can just lead to further bias. However, when laws are gone against then the police should be involved as they did nothing about the phone hacking scandal. The false news and negativity are important to audiences but they should not always be hidden for the elite, for example, celebrities can't always have positive things about them in the media all the time. The fact that freedom of the press is necessary is significant because ideologies and values of what individuals think are important, this is because it reflects what the general public wants and what they think. For example, Mike Hume who is an editor at largely spiked online.com claims that If the authorities must have a "statutory framework", let them look to the USA, where the First Amendment makes it illegal to pass any law "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press". This means that we should have the freedom to feel and do what we want with the news as right now it remains divided.

Furthermore, freedom of the press is necessary as it unifies the social structures and the bases of society regarding current issues and trends. The freedom of the press is stained with controversies as there is information that causes doubts regarding authenticity. This means that the journalist is responsible for this news reaching audiences and if not regulated the can be sanctioned as a result. There is a matter of plagiarism in the conduct of the media as there is much more competition. This means that the media should not always spread negativity if a single newspaper has a wrong news story or invades someone's privacy as investigative journalism is also important. This also means that the view of the public is important as we need to have a balance out there so that it can be more democratic. The fact that people choose to listen to Rupert Murdoch is significant because individuals should be able to go for a wider scope so that the freedom of statutory regulation can be justified. The newspapers can be seen to threaten people's independence by injecting so much information that they forget their own voice in this as a result.