New and digital media news articles

HuffPo’s new chief on the ‘post social’ mobile era

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/06/huffpo-jared-grusd--facebook-huffington

• Jared Groused on the changing role of Facebook and Snapchat, global expansion and embracing China’s WeChat
• But does HuffPo make an overall profit? It was bought for $315m by AOL in 2011 and received two separate $1bn offers before AOL itself was bought by Verizon this June for $4.4bn. But AOL does not break out figures and Grusd refuses to confirm reported revenues of $146m last year.

This is an article where Jared Grusd talks about the changing role of Facebook and Snapchat, global expansion and embracing China’s WeChat. 

Political leadership is impossible in the age of social media - as Jeremy Corbyn has found

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/political-leadership-is-impossible-in-the-age-of-social-media-as-jeremy-corbyn-has-found-a6763871.html

• The way we communicate now threatens the existence of the old political parties. On the one hand, there are the two vast UK governing parties, each supposedly bound together by common values and policies. On the other there is Twitter.

Political leader Jeremy Corbyn said that political leadership is impossible in the age of social media, this is true because of how many views and values we have access to via the internet. In addition, i believe that we will get to a point where election votes will be done the internet.

NDM case study: News on the Tweet

News on the Tweet

News on the Tweet is a report from News works (a marketing organisation representing newspapers) and Twitter designed to show the positive impact new and digital media can have on traditional media.

• Why are respected news brands good news for Twitter?

Twitter helps newspaper brands to become part of breaking news in people’s minds through instant updates and it is very essential that news is coming from a respected and verified source because on twitter there is a lot of news which is fake or made up which is usually tweeted from an unverified account.

• Why in turn is Twitter good for respected news brands?

twitter is good for respected news brands because it allows them to branch out to a wider audience, this is a great example of globalisation. It also allows audiences to gain access to greater views and values as they would have a large variety of news sources to read from

• On page 24/25 of the report, the focus turns to 'gossip' or 'banter'. What example tweets from journalists are used to illustrate this? 

The gossip and banter section on news is usually based around celebrities, sports and political scandals and the main purpose of this section is to provide entertainment to followers. they usually tweet to create a sense of humour or 'Backstage access' into the lives of people. Some example of tweets made by journalist are the following; 

@caitlinmoran "The most amazing thing about the story of President Hollande having an affair is that he apparently only has one pair of shoes."

@DailyMailCeleb  "Do these pants make Kim Kardashian’s bum look big? http://dailym.ai/1aS7Sfy pic.twitter. com/QEdkYMxdkD"

• Do you think the increasing amount of 'gossip' or 'banter' is harming the reputation of news and journalists?

I don't believe that this harming the reputation of news and journalist because this is not main news, for example, daily mail have their own section (DailymailCeleb) where there is news all about celebrities, so therefore followers are able to choose what news they want to consume.

• What does the report say about trust in Twitter and journalists (look at pages 34-39)?

This report emphasises the fact that news is mainly trusted on twitter if they have a blue tick next to their names (Verified account), almost half of all Twitter users, and almost two thirds of newsbrand users, say it is important that news on Twitter is verified by a respected brand. This helps build trust in the content. “It is important that news on Twitter is verified by a respected brand". 39% of the people asked said that journalists on Twitter are a trustworthy and faster source of news. In addition, newspaper brands provide an authoritive viewpoint and offer verified news in a user generated content. 

Finally, do you think new and digital media developments such as Twitter have had a positive or negative impact on traditional newspapers?

Finally, i believe that new and digital media developments such as twitter have has a negative impact on newspapers, this is because the internet alone has caused such a major decline in the industry and since twitter plays a huge role in the internets new and digital media, this has been one of the main factors which has caused a negative impact on the media. 

New and digital media News articles

BBC prepares to make News at Ten longer

• Expected 10-minute extension would increase competition with Newsnight and comes as rivalry with ITV heats up 

• The longer programme – which would end at about 10.45pm – would increase competition for Newsnight, BBC2’s current affairs programme, which starts at 10.30pm. 

• The BBC1 bulletin regularly brings in more than 4 million viewers, while Newsnight has recently attracted audiences of about 700,000. 

• The BBC is preparing to lengthen its flagship late evening news bulletin with an expected 10 minutes of regional coverage, creating an overlap with the beginning of Newsnight. 

• BBC news have announced that they have plans of extending the 10pm show by an extra 10 minutes, from this they hope to gain extra competition from shows like newsnight and ITV

"YouAintNoMuslimBruv" trendingas Britons hail onlooker’s riposte

• Putdown from witness to Leytonstone attack flies as a hashtag on social media as users applaud response to suspected London tube attacker 

• It was the spontaneous putdown of the knife attacker that captured public feeling about the assault in Leytonstone underground station: “You ain’t no Muslim bruv.” 

• The witness’s phrase quickly spread as people used #youaintnomuslimbruv to show their contempt for the suspected London tube station terrorist.

This is a story circulating a video that wen viral and it was a recording of someone shouting at someone who claimed to be a muslim as he was stabbing and fighting people. In my opinion, this is a great example how new and digital media has allowed citizen journalism to expand

Marxism & Pluralism: Alain de Botton on the news

1) To what extent do you agree with Alain de Botton's views on the News?

I agree with Alain De Botton's views on the news mainly with the belief that he said we find the lives of celebrities more important that the views on politicians and secondly, news that is less important is now more valued than the more important and beneficial news. 

2) How can you link Marxism and Hegemony to de Botton's criticisms of the News?

This can be linked to Marxism and hegemony because of De bottons criticism of the news, Marxism believes that society is class dominated, he also believes that the elite media corporations are providing us with a lot of news to accept what we are shown. This can also be linked to the hegemonic ideology.

3) How could you use Pluralism and new technology to challenge de Botton's views on the News?

A pluralist would argue that we choose what news we want to consume as we are free and there is no class division, in addition to this new and digital media has allowed us to consume what ever we want directly from our devices without having limited options.

Learner Response

You also seriously lack examples, quotes and theory. Where are your examples of citizen journalism? Twice you mention the election but you don’t mention the result of the election – the Conservatives won! Doesn’t that suggest all those protests on Facebook were entirely powerless?

LR: Write two new sections for this essay – a strong introduction answering the question from both sides and clearly introducing your News case study. Then, a whole new section looking at the decline in the newspaper industry – lots about consumption and production the

Introduction

In this essay i will be looking at both sides of the argument of whether new and digital media has made audiences more powerful.Audiences have become empowered by new and digital. This is because of how many platforms are available to be accessed, such as BBC, Daily mail and the guardian. From these different platforms we can gain a more wider view on a particular story which allows us to form a more solid opinion about a particular subject. since we have access to such a wide variety of news and values it also allows us a lot of room to share our thoughts about online through social media to a mass audience. This would support the pluralism belief as it allows us as an audience to be more free about our thoughts rather than taking in everything that we hear from the news. A great example how social media has had a huge impact on the news industry is because of how much people have become rebellious, mainly during the election period people set up Facebook pages protesting which allowed many people to gain a better understanding to help them form their own beliefs.on the other hand, you could argue that alot of the stuff posted online could be fake and unreliable so therefore we could potentially be mislead into believing stories which are incorrect. In addition to this if someone with 100 followers posts a tweet about their thoughts on a particular news story or debate and no one reads the tweet, does this really mean that they are empowered?

The power of new and digital media has led to a major decline in the Newspaper industry, the newspaper industry has suffered, the amount of advertising money that has disappeared from the industry and it had worked out to be over $40 Billion and around 60% of the advertising revenue. They believe that $60 billion is the amount that traditional print advertising would've been worth by now. This is a great example of how much new and digital media has had an impact on traditional news. The main factors that caused this decline are things such as mail online, social media and citizen journalism

Globalisation and the media: wider issues

Globalisation and the media: wider issues

1) Why was Google Glass controversial?

Google glass was controversial because it was believed that it may make people become less interactive amongst themselves and in addition, google glass records the public and it is able to recognise peoples faces, this caused a lot of controversy as it would be an invasion of other people privacy. 

2) What are the positive elements to Globalisation that the article highlights?

The positives are that it makes the world become more accessible in terms of news and it also helps people understand more things. This also helps to empower audiences worldwide. 

3) What are potential negatives to Globalisation?

Globalisation will have a huge impact on smaller organasitions as they would find it much harder to compete. Also, there wont be enough room to become competitors in this type of industry as google are already a well known and trusted organisation.

4) What is a techno-panic? How does it link to moral panics?

A techno panic is basically a moral panic but for the technology industry. An example of a techno panic was with google glass and its privacy issues. "a techno-panic is therefore a moral panic that centres on fears regarding specific contemporary technology or technological activity. Some of the dialogue regarding Glass and its release could be viewed as both moral and techno-panics."

5) What is your opinion on the privacy debate and major corporations being able to access large quantities of personal data?

In my opinion, knowing that large corporations can use our own information against us is abit extreme, however, the positive side of this is that it could make it more convenient for the audience. 

NDM case study: Globalisation (Cultural Imperialism

1) Is our news influenced by American cultural imperialism? What examples can you think of?

American cultural imperialism has influenced our news. An example of this is when there was a child singing the national anthem during a baseball game and the child started doing hiccups throughout this and this went viral over social media platforms and ended up being on the BBC website. This could support that the idea that american news is poor.

2) Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?


Yes, Globalisation of the news has improved audience experience because of the following reasons'; Firstly, it has allowed audiences worldwide to get easier access, this is because of the developments in new and digital media with the use of smartphones and tablets. Secondly, We are able to get access to videos, Clips. as soon as they happen which provides news to us instantly. However, this could be an issue for local news as this will not improve audience experience because they will be focused on the global news rather than their local issues. 

3) Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions?

Globalisation has benefited major news institutions in a way because this has allowed them to become more diverse with their news and make their news more accessible for everyone because of new and digital media. In addition, 

new and digital news articles

Mark Zuckerberg returns to top of MediaGuardian 100 power list

• Mark Zuckerberg has returned to the top of the Guardian’s annual power list, the MediaGuardian 100, after a year in which Facebook, the social network he founded, was used by 1 billion people in a single day.

• The list confirms the growing influence of US technology groups, with Google co-founder Larry Page and the Apple chief executive, Tim Cook, also claiming top spots.As well as organic growth, Facebook expanded in 2015 through its subsidiaries such as the flourishing picture-led Instagram and messaging platform Whatsapp, which are popular with a younger demographic, and the launch of its Instant Articles. In the words of one judge: “It’s hard to argue with Facebook’s domination over everything.” The 31-year-old Zuckerberg also tops the list of media moguls under 40.

This article talks about how Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in the top 100 powerlist which basically means that Facebook is one of the most powerful online social media as it has 1 Billion users per day, this shows how social media has become very powerful over the years.

YouTube tipped to strike licensing deals for TV shows and films

• YouTube is preparing to strike deals with Hollywood studios and television firms to bring films and TV shows to its YouTube Red subscription service.
• The online video service is keen for its $9.99-a-month service to compete more directly with rivals such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu, according to the Wall Street Journal.

• Its report suggests that YouTube is in the “early stages” of these talks, but that it hopes to commission original shows and films rather than simply license existing content.
• “Netflix, Amazon and Hulu license many older movies and TV series that have already run elsewhere, while YouTube is focusing on new material,” claimed the report, citing an anonymous source.

This is a story talking about how Youtube is going to make television shows available to watch directly on Youtube for a monthly subscription. I believe that this is something that may happen soon, and it will most definately be the same case in terms of news, this is because youtube is the largest online broadcasting service.

Marxism & Pluralism: essay

The development of new/digital media means the audience is more powerful in terms of consumption and production. Discuss the arguments for and against this view.

Audiences have become empowered by new and digital. This is because of how many platforms are available to be accessed, such as BBC, Daily mail and the gaurdian. From these different platforms we can gain a more wider view on a paricular story which allows us to form a more solid opinion about a particular subject. since we have access to such a wide variety of news and values it also allows us alot of room to share our thoughts about online through social media to a mass audience.  Also, with the use of social media (mainly twitter) we are now able to access a huge variety of news stories by simply just scrolling down our timelines and in addition to this we also get see people thought about the stories. This would support the plurism belief as it allows us as an audience to be more free about our thoughts rather than taking in everything that we hear from the news. A great example how social media has had a huge impact on the news industry is because of how much people have become rebellious, mainly during the election period people set up facebook pages protesting which allowed many people to gain a better understanding to help them form their own beliefs.on the other hand, you could argue that alot of the stuff posted online could be fake and unreliable so therefore we could potentially be mislead into believing stories which are incorrect. 

The Marxist believe that the media is controlled and filtered by the elites as they choose what is shown on the media, these corporations also have power over the audience, this is evident because of the quote "Top 5% of all websites accounted for almost 75% of user volume" However, on the other hand citizen journalism can suggest that the audiences are empowered as we are able to create news ourselves. This supports the pluralism belief of a classless society and we choose what we consume.

Since new and digital media is growing rapidly overtime it has allowed audiences to become more powerful in terms of consumption and productions. This is something that has become very common due to the fact there is so much freedom online.  In addition, there is very easy access to all of this via our smartphones or tablets.Firstly, From a Marxist perspective they would believe that the media are promoting a hegemonic ideology which supports the dominance of the higher classes and the people behind this are the wealthy corporations, media conglomerates and professionals. However, new and digital media gives audiences the privilege of being able to access multiple different stories online on a variety of different platforms and from different corporations or people. This means that us as the audience have the power to take in what news we want. However, this could mislead audiences in to believing they have power when they dont. An example of this is if someone tweets out something challenging authority, this tweet could end up not being viewed by anyone, so therefore the audience aren't really empowered. In addition, if audiences want to share out their opinions there are still some

Guidlines they have to follow in terms of what they can say, so does this still mean audiences are empowered?

From pluralists perspective they would believe that there is a classless society and us as the audience are free to consume what we like and produce what we like. An example of this is USG (user generated content) and citizen journalism. For example, us as the audience are able to create our own news, write our own articles and share our own opinions on stories. Social media has allowed the audiences to have this sort of power. In addition, with websites such as mail online, there is a comments section where audiences are available to interact with the story giving their thoughts, this wouldn't have been able to done 10-15 years ago. This can be supported by the following quote "Technological blossoming of the culture of freedom". 

An example of this was during the elections when the famous actor Russel Brand was sharing his thoughts on whk should be voted for and who shouldn't. This is a great example of audiences being empowered through social media because it sparked a debate amongst twitter users about which party should be elected 

In conclusion, new and digital media hasn't really empowered audiences that much because if a regular person wanted to post something online such as an article or video, it would be hard for it to get recognition as they arent coming from a reliable source. In addition, if someone did post something and it was relevant and got some recognition, other audiences would usually wait for a well known organisation such as the BBC to post something about it to believe it. So therefore, developments in new and digital media doesnt make us as the audience as empowered. 

new and digital news articles

Why the Paris attacks got larger UK coverage than other tragedies

http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/nov/18/why-the-paris-attacks-got-larger-uk-coverage-than-similar-tragedies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

• Plenty of people have been asking why a massacre in France should get greater media coverage in Britain than massacres in the Lebanon, Iraq and Kenya.

• They have pointed to the fact that last Thursday, 44 people died in suicide bombings in Beirut. In August, 67 people were killed by a truck bomb in Sadr City in north-eastern Iraq. In April, 147 people, most of them students, were shot dead at Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya.

This is an article talking about why the Paris attacks got the most media coverage in comparison to other tragedies that happened all around the world such as the Beirut attacks, this is possibly because france is closer to home than these other countries. In my opinion i believe that this is wrong and all tragedies which involve people getting killed in mass numbers should be broadcasted equally. 

BBC journalists told to make shorter videos aimed at mobile

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/06/bbc-journalists-shorter-videos-aimed-mobile

• BBC journalists have been asked to make shorter, more informal videos as the corporation tries to keep pace with the public’s shift to consuming news on mobile devices.

• They guidelines have been produced as part of the BBC’s Project Newstream, an initiative focused on making the corporation’s output more mobile friendlyannounced by director general Tony Hall in September.

• However, on Thursday, the BBC released survey results claiming that more than three quarters of the public believe it should keep publishing news on its website and apps even if it makes it harder for newspapers to make money.

This is an article talking about how the BBC were told to make shorter videos for people to watch the news on their mobiles. This is because it would be very convenient and simple for the audience to access. In my opinion, this is a very good idea because of how new and digital media is changing these corporations have to keep up in order for them not to fail.

New and digital media article

Thinking machines: the skilled jobs that could be taken over by robots

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/12/thinking-machines-skilled-job-robots-steal

• The fear that robots will destroy jobs and leave a great mass of people languishing in unemployment is almost as old as automation itself. And yet, from the Luddites onwards, the fears have been eventually proved wrong, and the economy has ended up stronger than before
• Analysts warn that automation is now affecting mental labour as well as physical. So what tasks are vulnerable?

This is article talking about how new developments such as robots are making our common jobs become extinct and how its going to be a huge problem for the economy. In my opinion i think that we're going to get to a stage where the majority of jobs will become extinct because of new developments.

Why the Daily Mirror pulled its exclusive story on The Voice

http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/nov/11/why-the-daily-mirror-pulled-its-exclusive-story-on-the-voice

• In that posting I took the Mirror’s TV editor, Nicola Methven, to task for having written a story headlined “BBC axes The Voice in £55m row.” It was her paper’s splash in the first edition but vanished after that.

• She wrote at the time: “They have given up on screening a sixth run in 2017, leaving the door open for rivals ITV to snap up the show, which pulls in 8m viewers.”

This is an article talking about how the BBC 

New and digital media stories

Vice plans to launch 12 TV channels across Europe

• Shane Smith says company in ‘fast and furious’ talks with companies including Netflix, ITV, Sky and Discovery about new channels going live within 18 months

Vice is basically a news company that started out utilising social media and the internet, they have a very popular channel on youtube which receives millions of views each month.

Junk food advertising faces ruling on marketing to children

Last year, there were 13,477 complaints about 10,202 digital ads in the UK, The body responsible for setting UK advertising rules is to launch a public consultation that will evaluate whether a ban on advertising junk food to children online, in the press, on billboards and poster sites should be introduced.

New And Digital media articles

TV must push back against Apple and Netflix, says Discovery boss

• 'Where’s Netflix without our great content? How many iPhones would you buy if all of our stuff wasn’t on there?' says David Zaslav

• The tendency for streaming services to want to strip away channel branding to offer programmes individually as part of vast libraries was bad for viewers, David Zaslav said

This is a story about how the TV industry need to do something about apple and Netflix need to change something in order to face a decline in the industry, this is a good example of how new and digital media can have a major impact on existing industries.

Sun website traffic slips by 14%

• News UK title’s daily visitors fall to 1.1 million, with the Daily Star, Mirror and Metro hit after end of football transfer window

• Worst hit were the Daily Star, which saw average daily visitors fall 35%, and Metro, which dropped 33.9%.

• The Mirror saw daily traffic to its national websites fall by almost 9% to 3,894,176.

This is an article talking about how a news paper company such as the sun are facing major issues in terms of website views, this could potentially be because of how fast news is available via social media. Stats show that they lost 1.1million viewers within such a small time period. 

New and digital media articles.

Google launches €150m fund for publishers' digital news projects

• Google has launched its €150m (£109m) fund for European publishers to tap to develop new digital news projects, with large-scale grants needing approval from a council including Telegraph chief Murdoch MacLennan.

• Google has divided application criteria for funding into three pools: “early stage” prototype projects that Google will fully fund to “fast track” with up to €50,000.

• Medium-sized projects are defined as those that require up to €300,000 in funds, of which Google will award up to 70%.

• Google will also fund up to 70% of proposals defined as large projects, those up to €1m.

This is basically an article about how Google has launched a fund for publishers to help and utilise new digital project to ensure that accessing news is convenient and simple.In addition, they invested 150 million euros which will be an assist in ensuring they create the best project, In my opinion i think that Google are smart for doing this because new and digital media is moving very fast so it is essential for them to keep up to date to ensure that they remain relevant.

UK digital ad spend soars despite fears over ad blocking

• Display market rises by more than a quarter as total digital advertising hits record £3.98m in first half

• Digital display advertising grew 27.5% to £1.31bn in the first half. 

• UK advertisers spent a record £3.98bn on all forms of digital advertising in the first half, up 13.4% year on year, according to a new report by the Internet Advertising Bureau conducted by PwC.

This is a story about how there is a fear about how adblock is having an impact on uk digital companies who are trying to advertise themselves on websites. This could be a rising issue for all adverting done via the web as many people will prefer to use adblock.

New and digital media news article Index

Monday, 21 September 2015

• 1) Is it safe to turn your children into YouTube stars?
• 2) Social media is harming the mental health of teenagers. The state has to act

Friday, 25 September 2015

• 3)Music streaming just became a billion-dollar industry
• 4)PewDiePie and KSI take their YouTube fame to the mobile app stores

Thursday, 1 October 2015

• 5)UK mobile ad spend 'to overtake print and TV'
• 6)Mark Zuckerberg calls for universal internet access to combat poverty

Thursday, 8 October 2015

• 7)What impact will adblockers have on the #media industry?
• 8)BBC sees danger of losing young viewers distracted by devices

Thursday, 15 October 2015

• 9)Twitter’s TV strategy: timelines, Periscope and troll-taming talent
• 10)How live video on Periscope helped 'get inside' the Syrian refugees story

Thursday 22 October 2015

• 11)Google launches €150m fund for publishers' digital news projects
• 12)UK digital ad spend soars despite fears over ad blocking

• 13)Sun website traffic slips by 14%
• 14)TV must push back against Apple and Netflix, says Discovery boss

• 15)Junk food advertising faces ruling on marketing to children
• 16) Vice plans to launch 12 TV channels across Europe

NDM: News values

Galtung and Ruge (1981) defined a set of news values to explain how journalists and editors decided that certain stories and photographs were accepted as newsworthy, while others were not.


The following list is adapted from their work:

Immediacy: has it happened recently?

Immediacy is more important than ever due to news breaking on Twitter or elsewhere online. However, this in turn changes the approach of other news sources such as newspapers as the news will probably already be broken so different angles might be required. Newspapers now contain more comment or opinion rather than the breaking story.

Familiarity: is it culturally close to us in Britain?

This has changed a lot because of new and digital media, this is because we can now use the internet to read or watch stories from any area in the world. whereas, before new and digital media we would only be informed if it was culturally close to us or if it had an impact on us.

Amplitude: is it a big event or one which involves large numbers of people?

New and digital media has had an impact on how news is determined, this is because small stories which wouldn't have made it into newspapers can now be easily reported via social media to a mass audience.

Frequency: does the event happen fairly regularly?

New and digital media has removed any limitations that there would be on any news stories this is because through citizen journalism we are able to post and publish a particular news story as many times as we want.


Unambiguity: is it clear and definite?

With new and digital media news can be unclear, this is because news via citizen journalism which would usually be a smart phone video recording or image wont have the best quality so therefore it would mean that its unclear.

Surprise: is it a rare or unexpected event?

Rare or unexpected events are usually first shared on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook this is also because it allows people to share what is happening by posting pictures or videos.


Continuity: has this story already been defined as news?

Anything that is shared via social media can be defined as news depending on what the consumer is interested in.

Elite nations and people: which country has the event happened in? Does the story concern well-known people? 

This can help people have a better understanding of what they are interested in. for example new and digital media has enabled us to look into a particular event in a country, or a particular person in a lot more detail than we could've before. We can also look for more local stories aswell.

Negativity: is it bad news?

New and digital media has allowed us to view a wider amount of news and also it has allowed us to avoid bad news or find bad news depending on the consumer.

Balance: the story may be selected to balance other news, such as a human survival story to balance a number of stories concerning death.

New and digital media has removed any balance for news, this is because we are able to pick and choose what we want to consume through the internet, also some people may want to watch the news to hear about one particular story, so therefore, new and digital media has allowed us to do this.

NDM News: Citizen journalism

• examples

1. Terrorist attacks in France
2. London riots
3. Baltimore riots

• theory (audience reception etc)

This could be linked to the uses and gratifications theory by Blumler and Katz. this is because news and citizen journalism can be used as a method of surveillance in the media.

• benefits to institutions 

1. This makes their news articles more credible if they didn't have coverage but it was submitted online
2. it saves the institutions some money 
3. they wouldn't need to hire as many staff

• benefits to audience 

This gives the audience a more real and authentic coverage of the particular news story or event which makes it more meaningful.

• wider issues and debates 

1. The UGC could be hoaxed as it could be very unreliable
2. News institutions may not be showing the full video

1) What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?

This term is basically means that the general public are the generators and the creators of news and new and digital media has allowed this to happen.  


2) What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
One of the first examples of this could have been with the 9/11 attacks as a lot of the footage recorded was shot by regular civilians, also, it could have been the 1991 video recording of Rodney King getting attacked by police which later led on to causing the LA riots.

3) List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.

There have been several ways in which news formats can involve audiences. such as user generated content or comments about a particular article or story.

 What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
The main barrier between professional footage and first hand footage is the quality of the image, this is one of the most important factors for news audiences. 
5) What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper is the process when the information received by the news is filtered for dissemination for publication, broadcasting or the internet.
6) How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
This role has become less relevant because of the power of the internet and how there is less restrictions set on things.In addition, The internet provides audiences with a whole new wider variety of news. Therefore, audiences can access what they want rather than being fed
7) What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
Their primary concerns are that their will be less regulations on what can be posted and it would lead to the institution they work for going out of business which will resullt in the journalist job role becoming extinct

New and digital media news articles.

How live video on Periscope helped 'get inside' the Syrian refugees story

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/13/periscope-app-syrian-refugees-bild

This is a story about a journalist who travelled across Europe with the Syrian refugees and used the new twitter developed app called "Periscope" which is basically a app which allows you to live stream directly from your phone. He utilised this app to share what was going on with the refugees with the world. 

• Bild reporter Paul Ronzheimer travelled across Europe live-streaming interviews: ‘For the refugee story, the personalisation is very important’
• one journalist for German newspaper Bild has found a way to use his smartphone to help those people tell their stories direct to readers. Or rather viewers.
• “At the beginning I had about 1,500 followers, but now I have around 33,000. It became really big: one of the videos was played and replayed more than 90,000 times,” says Ronzheimer.

In my opinion i think this is a very interesting story because it shows us how powerful new and digital media can be in terms of sharing news and the fact that one guy can show almost 100,000 what the Syrian refugees are going through just from his smartphone. which makes the story feel more real. 

Twitter’s TV strategy: timelines, Periscope and troll-taming talent

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/12/twitters-tv-strategy-timelines-periscope-and-troll-taming-talent

• Users of the social networking service are watching 370 years of video a day, while talkshow hosts seem to be getting the bug for live-tweeting
• “It was this sense of where TV used to be seen as a wave where you just sit and it crashes over you for an hour and you’re consumed, now there’s a sense that it’s actually made up of particles, like light.
• “And each one of these particles can become a bigger moment on Twitter, on social, because everybody will gather around that, and it will be talked about and referenced again and again.”

This article is basically talking about how social media apps such as twitter and periscope has had a huge impact on the TV industry. In addition, it goes on to compare the amount of videos people consumed online im comparison to the amount of tv consumed

New And Digital Media News Stories

BBC sees danger of losing young viewers distracted by devices

• The BBC is worrying less about competition from over-the-top (OTT) streaming-video service like Netflix, and more about the danger of losing the attention of young viewers distracted by their devices, according to director of audiences, Nick North.
• “But social will grow and become the primary activity: the kid sitting there with the TV on, but they’re on their [mobile] screen. So it’s where the attention lies from screen to screen.”
• “When we look at our iPlayer stats, we see the biggest growth being iPlayer through TVs – watched through the TV screen … that is where the growth lies for video, on the big screen,” said North.

This article talks about the dangers that the BBC could potentially be facing because of new devices that young people are using such as smart phones and tablets. They also believe it could be the biggest threat to TV after Netflix. I

What impact will adblockers have on the #media industry?

• Ad blockers are wreaking havoc with the online revenue of newspapers, yet some groups continue to throw money around to acquire online rivals. What happens when boom turns to bust?
• More than that, Facebook and the social mob are becoming a news hub of their own for hundreds of millions of (often young) users – potentially eclipsing the value of discrete news websites. One damned thing as well as another.

This is an article discussing the impact that adblockers will have on the industry.

Build The Wall analysis

Summarise each section in one sentence:

• Section 1 (To all of the bystanders reading this…)

"I know that content wants to be free on the Internet. I know that the horse was long ago shown the barn door and that, belatedly, the idea of creating a new revenue stream from online subscriptions seems daunting and dangerous."

• Section 2 (Truth is, a halting movement toward...)

"Will it work? Is there enough demand for old-line, high-end journalism in the age of new media? Will readers pay for what they have already accepted as free? And can industry leaders claw their way back in time to the fateful point when they mistook the Internet as a mere advertising opportunity for their product?"

• Section 4 (For the industry, it is later than it should be…)

"The Times and The Post survive, their revenue streams balanced by still-considerable print advertising, the bump in the price of home delivery and news-stand sales, and, finally, a new influx of cheap yet profitable online subscriptions."

Summarise David Simon’s overall argument in 250 words.

David simon's overall argument was basically the belief he had about how news shouldn't be a free service and its should be paid for by the general public, the reason he made this statement is because he has acknowledged the fact that the news and journalism industry is starting to face a major decline in the industry which means that these major companies need to act fast to prevent their businesses from falling. The means that if all these companies are all offering a free service, eventually the companies are just going to collapse mainly due to the new and digital media effect. Also, David Simon said he is a fan of online subscriptions so therefore he believe that all news should be paid for regardless of the provider. If this doesn't happen it will also lead to a large number of jobs being cut for journalist and editors which will have a major impact on the economy.So if companies want to prevent this from happening, they should most definitely ensure that they start charging a weekly or monthly subscription fee to ensure that they are making enough revenue and profits.Also, he believes that this should have happened when the internet was first introduced so that the general public could have adapted to this particular scheme at first. 

Read this response to the article by Dave Levy, criticising and disagreeing with David Simon's viewpoint. What references to new and digital media can you find in Levy's response?


"We’ll start with the context. Simon argued that it will require the simultaneous (read: questionably bartered slash colluded slash anti-trust) movement of the two remaining juggernauts of print media to build a successful, pay-per-read online news model. He’s right in one way: there’s no doubt that the content within these sites is at the top of the most linked to on blogs and Twitter; therefore, it’s among the gateways of online news. If anyone can lead, it’s probably them."

Finally, what is your own opinion? Do you agree that newspapers need to put online content behind a paywall in order for the journalism industry to survive? Would you be willing to pay for news online? Critical autonomy is the key skill in A2 Media - you need to be able form opinions on these issues.
In my opinion,i don't agree with newspapers needing to put online content behind a paywall, this is because of the new and digital media impact, news can be accessed from anywhere across the world within a matter of seconds, so therefore even if it goes behind a paywall you may still be able to read about the same story on another site or on social media. However, the journalism industry is going to carry on going downhill because of new and digital media so therefore its understandable why they want to create a paywall as these well known companies won't generating any revenue if they dont create a paywall.
personally, i wouldn't even consider having to pay for news online as it is something that should be a free public service to the audiences. This is mainly because i believe that the general public should always be kept up to date with what's going on with the society and government for free. 

Newspapers: The effect of online technology

1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online? Why?

I do not agree with James Murdoch on this statement simply because the public have become so used to free news in the last decade and beyond with Freesheets and Radio news. So therefore if the BBC start to charge for news i think it will cause a huge outbreak among viewers who believe they should get news for free. 

2) Read this blog on the Times paywall three years on.
3) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times, The Sun) behind a paywall?

I think he was right for doing this because it would allow him to have created a new profit stream which is an advantage for him. However, statistics did show that people are a lot less willing to pay for news because they prefer it to be free. In addition, The Times titles added 13,000 new subscribers in the first half of 2013, which is a low amount for the a company as big as the times. 

4) Choose two comments from below the Times paywall article - one that argues in favour of the paywall and one that argues against. Copy a quote from each and explain which YOU agree with and why.

"It is so ridiculous if these mainstream newspapers believe that they can "force readership of fee-based news. One can get the same "news" for free almost anywhere on the internet. I'd take a hint from the alternative free weeklies that survive just off their local advertising. I don't think anyone would read them otherwise. These papers are full of paid advertising. The fee model will never work."  

i agree with this statement because he is emphasising the fact that news can be found anywhere online for free almost instantly,

5) Read this article from the Media Briefing on the continuing decline of the newspaper industry. 

6) Why do you think the Evening Standard has bucked the trend and increased circulation and profit in the last two years?

I think this is because they are a free news provider also the quality and reliability of their news has managed to maintain a consistency over time, this is one of the most important thing that audiences look for in this day and age because of how many fake stories that are available online.

7) Is there any hope for the newspaper industry or will it eventually die out? Provide a detailed response to this question explaining and justifying your opinion.

i believe that the newspaper industry will eventually die out  mainly because of advertising problems. Craigslist was often blamed by critics to be removing billions of dollars in classified advertising from the newspaper industry which is basically having an impact on the key revenue pillars for newspaper companies. In addition, Critics  had worked out the amount of advertising money that has disappeared from the industry and it had worked out to be over $40 Billion and around 60% of the advertising revenue. They believe that $60 billion is the amount that traditional print advertising would've been worth by now.