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.