Newspapers: The future of journalism

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?

In the video there is an example of how the catholic church was exposed for it's wrong doings around child molestation. He argues that without it these sort of situations wouldn't be exposed and the public eye would never see.

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.)?

It is presented as a not a good relationship as the advertisers tend to overpay for a service that may not be worthwhile, but they're forced into due to there not being any other alternatives. 

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?

Shirky suggests that people consume the news in bulks now and also say that people fine out about news on social media such as twitter instead of reading the actual newspapers.

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?

Many of the good effects in limiting the Catholic Church’s ability to continue doing this were a result of the public reuse of the documents in ways that were simply not possible in 1992 and had become not just available, but trivial by 2000

5) Why does Shirky argue against paywalls? 

Shirky says that it will make newspapers become a finite good whereas it's really an infinite one. He also says he's sceptical of it as we need the public good of the accountability to journalism

6) What is a 'social good'? In what way is journalism a 'social good'?

A social good is something that will help benefit the whole society for example Journalism is a social good as it helps bring important stories to the public which then gets published therefore a large audience will be able to get this information.

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?

Shirky believes that, newspapers are irreplaceable in their production of accountability journalism.

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?

If they continue taking over then once person can have too much power and be able to manipulate mass amounts of people at a time. 

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Walking Dead zombie actor, 52, is jailed for biting British mother-of-two, 41, after they met at UK horror convention

By TERRI-ANN WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE  

PUBLISHED: 9 March 2020 

• US actor Michael Mundy met Beverly Jackson at a UK horror convention 
• Ms Jackson said she 'fell for' the 52-year-old and that he had been 'charming'
• Became abusive and was jailed last November after being convicted of assault 
• Ms Jackson said initially he had been very charming and had promised to get her into films, The Sun reported.
• Ms Jackson said she was first attacked by Mundy in 2018 in hotel room in Germany.
• She said she fell for him but that he became 'more and more abusive'. 

This type of news would appeal to an audience as its mentioned that the actor worked in walking dead which has created a large following, this is an example of hard news as its a serious topic.

We spend 70 hours a week caring for our son - I'm terrified about what will happen when we die

By Clare Cowling

Tuesday, 25th February 2020,

• A year ago Trevor could still walk with a stick, get taxis home and go to the pub. He also had a volunteering job two days a week, but was dismissed about six months ago when his disability became worse.
•  In fact residents of the UK now have a 65 per cent chance of providing unpaid care in their adult lives.
• We urgently need a fair, effective and properly funded care system across the UK so no one is forced to give up work to ensure their loved one gets proper support, or terrified about what the future might hold without them.

This news is a mix of hard and soft as the issue is serious but it would not apply to everyone in the UK as a concern for the country. 

Newspapers: The decline in print media

1) Look at the key findings from the report on pages 2-3. How do UK adults generally get their news? 

Most UK adults get their news from Television.

2) Read the overall summary for adults on pages 7-8. What do you notice about the changing way adults are getting their news?

 Now adults choose to get their news from social media as opposed to print.

3) Look at the summary of platforms used on page 13. What do you notice about newspapers and how has it changed since 2018?

Since 2018, newspapers have declined by 2% 

4) Now look at the demographic summary for news platforms on page 15. What audience demographic groups (e.g. age, social class) are most and least likely to read newspapers?

MOST :
Males
ABC1
White
65+

LEAST:
Females
Minority backgrounds
16-24
C2DE

5) Read Section 3 on cross-platform news consumption (page 20). What newspaper brands can you find in the list of most popular news sources across platforms?
Daily mail
The Sun
The metro
The guardian


6) Now turn to Section 6 focusing on newspapers (page 33). How has the circulation of national newspapers decreased between 2010 and 2018?

Circulation for newspapers has decreased to a half. In 2010 it was at 22 million but now it’s at 10.4 million.


7) What are the most-used newspaper titles?
It starts from the daily mail to the sun and then the metro.


8) What are the most popular titles when print and online figures are combined (look at page 38)?

daily mail
The guardian 
The metro


9) How does the i compare to the Daily Mail?

Compared to the Daily Mail the I has a significantly smaller readership


10) Now study the demographic details for our two CSP newspapers on page 39. What is the breakdown of the Daily Mail audience and the i audience? What differences do you notice?
The Daily Mail audience: 

33% male
40% female
34% 16-24
39% 65+
37% ABC1
36% C2DE
32% minority ethnic
37% white

The I audience:
6% male
5% female
5% 16-24
6% 65+
6% ABC1
4% C2DE
5% minority ethnic
5% white

11) Read section 7 of the report: news consumption via social media (pages 40-52). Pick out three statistics from this section that you think are interesting and explain why.

Overall 73% of audiences use facebook- This is interesting as the digital age is largely dominated by the younger generation who don't use Facebook as much.
In 2019 41% of people get their news from social media - The intense impact of the digital age.
18% of people get their news from people on Facebook, this shows the impact of opinion leaders and media susceptibility.

12) Look at the summary of readers' attitudes for newspapers on page 76. What statements for Daily Mail readers tend to agree with?

Highly Quality content, World knowledge consumption.

1) What has happened to print media in the last 30 years?

Print has declined in the last 30 years 

2) Why is the Independent newspaper such a good case study for the decline in print media?

The independent was popular at first but then it 'died' leaving its subsidiary newspaper the 'I'.

3) What was the Independent newspaper famous for?

The content was based on honesty.

4) What did the then-owner of the Independent, Evgeny Lebedev, say about the newspaper's digital-only future?

He said it was a 'bold' move.

5) How do online newspapers make money?

advertising.

6) What did the Independent's longest-serving editor Simon Kelner warn regarding the switch to digital?

It is difficult to replicate the originality in the paper in the digital form 

7) What is the concern with fake news? What does 'post-truth' refer to?

The ease of creating a fake website that promotes 'fake news' in the modern age.

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?

 it was bound to happen as the internet grows through time, it's obvious that people are more willing to get their news freely as opposed to going out and getting it.

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"we must not let coronavirus breed distrust, conspiracy theories and fake news"

By Ian Birrell

Sunday, 1st March 2020, 7:01 pm






  







https://inews.co.uk/opinion/stop-coronavirus-breeding-distrust-conspiracy-theories-fake-news-2005380

This article pretty much explains how the coronavirus came about and explains that

it can be countered if we put trust in experts furthermore linking to how past diseases have been also countered. Also, the article tells people to remain calm and not overthink what is happening. In addition, the article compares coronavirus to past epidemics saying

we are experiencing a cycle.

I believe this is an example of Hard news because the subject matter is very suited to it.

This story appeals to people because of the subject matter as coronavirus epidemic is something that is very prominent at the moment and people want to know as much as they can.

I believe that it somewhat reflects the newspaper as it seems to be very factual and informative which is what the I values.

"Flooded homeowners open their doors to reveal terrible scenes of misery from 15-day deluge as more rain arrives but Boris Johnson still hasn't visited a single victim"

By AMELIA WYNNE FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 10:58, 1 March 2020 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8061851/Homes-totally-water-storm-batters-Britain.html

This article shows the effects of the ghastly showers in the uk which have caused the northern and eastern areas of the uk to flood, Furthermore, the title is a bit clickbaity as the article doesn't really talk about Boris Johnson all that much as the title explains. Also, the article explains how these floods have been one of the most devastating in uk history.

This is an example of hard news as the article is very informative on the dangers of the floods and the impact it has had on the people affected by them.

This story appeals to the audience in a hard hitting way because of the pictures as well and how they show the damage caused by the floods.

This story does not really reflect the values as it calls out Boris Johnson who is a conservative like the newspaper.