Practise News Exam

News Assessment 1B

Clay Shirky

Clay Shirky argues that the history of the modern world could be rendered as the history of ways of arguing, where changes in media change what sort of arguments are possible — with deep social and political implications.

Newspaper Vs Online Different Perspectives

Newspaper:

Online:

Online News

Advantages:
- When online, you do not have to pay, so it's free whereas physical papers, you have to buy.
- They are updated regularly all through the day to give you the breaking news.
- There is more of a variety of different news.
- There is unlimited space whereas in papers there is only enough to fill the paper.
- Online is interactive in a way that you can watch videos.
- There is immediacy, you can get it up quickly.
- There is easier navigation to find the stories you prefer.
- There is audience contribution through the comments.
- There is participation in the comments where opinions are stated and discussions started.
- It cannot be ruined whereas a paper can get ripped, water damage etc.
- It can be edited, if there is a mistake it can be fixed.
- There is easy access as you only have to type in the website.
- You can read in the dark from the light of the screen.
- You can get notifications when there is breaking news.

Disadvantages:
- Some readers prefer to physically have the paper in their hands and turn the pages.
- You need internet to access the website.
- You need to have a phone/tablet/laptop/computer etc. to access it.
- You need connection otherwise you cannot get on the site.
- There is a chance that there could be 'fake news' which would spark negative discussion.
- The site can be hacked at any time so can be ruined internally.
- There is a chance of troll comments which could upset some readers.
- Some comments can take away from the actual news story.
- More people skim the news so don not take in the journalists writing as they have no time.
- Usually not for the older generation who are a large audience of the news.
- It is unhealthy to stare at a screen for a long period of time.
- There are distractions from advertisement like pop up ads which annoy readers.

Newspaper Circulation and Readership

Observations:

- The Sun has the highest print circulation and readership whereas the Guardian has the lowest.

- The Daily Mail has the highest online (PC) circulation/readership whereas The Times has the lowest.

- The Daily Mail has the highest Facebook likes, The Guardian has the highest Twitter and Instagram followers. The Times has the lowest Facebook likes, The Daily Express has the lowest Twitter and Instagram Followers.

- The Telegraph has the highest 65+ audience, whereas The Independent has the lowest 65+ audience because it is all on the internet so has a younger audience.

- The Times was established first and the Independent was established last.

Newspaper Vs Online News Screencast

My Newspaper Cover and Evaluation

Newspaper Front Cover Plan

- Indiana Savannah - Friends with Meghan since 2005, used to be her make-up artist on set of NCIS and has known about the affair all along. She is friends with Brett and advises him to cut Meghan out of her life.
-Brett Carpenter is a film producer and is 32 years old. Him and Meghan were childhood friends and started to be more close in 2005 where they were 'touchy feely.'
- Meghan Markle 'behaved appallingly' and it has been said that she was with Harry for publicity and to boost herself up the social ladder.
- Prince Harry found text messages between the two - "Had Harry - Prince Harry - not found those text messages then she would have probably continued the affair for the rest of her life!"
- Proof = Screenshots from Brett's text messages with Meghan.
- Brett = Outgoing, easily manipulated, nice guy, Devastated, Hurtful, thought there was a future with Meghan, Bitter, Resentful, Shame that Meghan has treated him like this. 'Poor Brett.'

Article Layout:

- Who, What, Where, When, Why.
- Further details/Quotes.
- Background, opinion, Future?

Example of Article:
I used this cover to help me with proportion of the images and texts on my version.



History of the Newspapers

IPSO

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) is the independent regulator for the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK. They hold newspapers and magazines to account for their actions, protect individual rights, uphold high standards of journalism and help to maintain freedom of expression for the press. 

Representation of Headline

                                           

The representation of this article is of a teenage thug causing trouble in London. I think this due to the fact he's wearing tracksuit with a hidden appearance suggesting that he's been making trouble or done wrong. Young people tend to wear adidas so this is why he's being represented as a troubled youth. Also because there is fire behind him this suggests that he's caused it and also because fires dangerous is suggests he's threat. The use of the word 'spread' goes with the image of fire, as spreads quickly just like the riots.
 

Bias in the News: Political Affiliations

Right Wing:

-       Conservative supporters, UKIP, BNP

-       The daily mail, The telegraph, The times, The sun

-       “You earn what you work for and should keep what you can”

-       Survival of the fittest/ richest/ best educated

-       Believe in privatisation of things like health care, education, ect

-       Do not want welfare state, ie benefits etc.

-       In favour of Brexit

-       Anti- immigration

-       Many voted against equal rights for gay people, some have ‘traditional’ views of women and pay

-       Often tied to the church or Christian belief.

Middle:

-       Liberal democrats

       -       The Independent  

       -       Support aspects of both right and left wing parties.

Left:

       -       Labour party, Green Party, Socialist worker Party, Communism

-       The Guardian, The Mirror

-       Believe in spreading the wealth for more equality

-       Taxation for the rich to pay for support for the poor

-       Support nationalism

-       Public health, state education etc.

-       Pro- Europe, against Brexit

-       Pro- Multi culture (Pro immigration)

-       Pro- Gay marriage, woman’s rights etc.

-       Pro- Environment and worried about climate change

Newspaper Audience Response (Gerbner)

George Gerbner: Argues that exposure to repeated patterns of representation over a long period of time can shape and influence the way in which people can receive the world around them.

Newspapers including the following topics:
- Pro Corbyn
- Anti - Corbyn
- Pro May
- Anti - May
- Pro Trump
- Anti - Trump
- Pro Brexit
- Anti - Brexit
- Immigration
- Muslims
- Refugee Crisis.
- Free schools?
- Rich VS Poor ft. Grenfall
- NHS funding
- Strikes
- Mass Shooting
- US Gun Laws
- ISIS

How to spot Bias in a newspaper...

-Bias through Pictures/graphics - E.g. Camera angles, captions.

-Bias through Word choice and tone in the body of the text. 

-Bias through choice of Journalist and sources - Who is writing it and what are their beliefs, and who have they got their information from?

-Bias through choice of Journalist and sources - Who is writing it and what are their beliefs, and who have they got their information from?

-Bias through omission and selection - Whether the article is even published or not.

 - Bias by headline

-Bias by use of names and titles - E.g. 'terrorist' or 'freedom fighter'? 'Ex con' or 'someone who served a sentence a long time ago.'

-Bias through statistics and Crowd counts - E.g. 'A hundred injured in air crash' or 'Only Minor injuries in an Air crash.'