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Online, social and participatory media

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All online aspects continue to adhere to scott trust values. The Observer section (link within the ‘more’ dropdown), is part of one of the most successful international news websites An online presence makes it a possible economic future for news organisations, by monetising online content through voluntary donations and membership.  Monetising – Earning revenue from a business Funding  Contributor, members, subscriptions and donators: The Guardian/Observer are currently experimenting with this model to protect free online content. During October 2017, they released that they had 800,000 paying contributors worldwide and that this income exceeded that from advertising . Monthly subscriptions via Kindle: The Guardian/Observer offer their publication on Kindle devices. This is an example of convergence . The monthly subscription is £9.99, but to entice readers they offer  14 day free trial. Convergence – the me...

Representations (after school)

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What stories are present? #me too campaign which reflects the liberal values of the guardian in which they believe women are entitled to the same opportunities as men. What issues are present? The normality of sexual assault between woman, and the guardian aim to raise awareness for this showing full support and encouragement for the movement. Who is present? Who is absent? Strong powerful image on the front of a woman, which represents independence and equality, lack of male dominance suggests womens unreliance on men and their survival without them. How have they been represented? Nigella lawson in the sky box has been re[resented as a stereotypical woman, with her pictured being in the kitchen, although her job takes on a more traditional women role- this feature on the magazine ay contradict the campaigning of women fighter for equality and power in todays society and proving that they are more than just ...

Language and representation

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The newspaper change its format on the 15th January 2018. It was previous known as the Berliner size (smaller than a broadsheet, bigger than a tabloid) and then re-launched to a tabloid ( but this was in terms of size than style) • Typography:  Sans Serif font with rounded ends and in black. This is a simple font and bold. This fit in with the newspaper being liberal and for ‘progressives’. Formal and serious, which was associated with ‘quality’ newspapers. Mixture of bold and non bold fonts throughout to connote a combination of tradition and modernity. • Body copy was written in a serif font, making it easy to read and traditional for newspapers. • Colour:  House colour linked to the brand - à  Grey-blue. Different colours branded different sections. Images:  Uses full colour photography, which brings variety and visual interest. Most images are of politicians, celebrities and ordinary people. Some are close ups, most are mid or long shots to connote a ne...

The guardian- audience

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The Guardian - Audience (ABC1) Readership-  Total number of people who read publification (800,000) Circulation-  Number of newspaper copies that are distributed to newsagents and news stands on an average day (PRINT: 177,000) The Observer: Sport: predominantly male, doesn't target females (appeal to typical sport fan) written from masculine point of view, in the middle. Song culture Hard news - appeal to politic interested audiences, opinion pieces (first section) News review (culture:tv,review) Comedic stories  Magazine inside (magazine ^ different to target different audiences  Observer magazine, fashion, sex advice, cooking- targeting older females. - Sport in the observer is shown as being predominantly male as the typical sport fan will be attracted to this part of the paper.  -The news review shows culture of tv and reviews about pop culture to appeal to cultural driven consumers  ...

The guardian- ownership, values and beliefs

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Ownership of Newspaper -Not usually profitable (means of gaining social and political influence) - They are often owned by rich individuals rather then conglomerate  -Owners to do interfer in newspaper (EDITORS who are interviewed frequently e.g sky news, bbc deny their owner interfered with content) - the owner appoints the editor and they have similar views to the owner. -DO NOT SUPPORT ONE PARTICULAR PARTIES:  ARTICLES SHOULD CRITICISE- both left and right wing ideas (that limit freedom of individuals) Uses and Gratification:  -Active/passive audience  -Consume instead of watch/read etc  - Social integration- News  Within Newspapers uses and gratification which aids people to consume media. Newspapers aid social interaction as active audiences will talk about the political stories they read in the newspaper which may speak to other people who have differing points of views. Newspapers also provide personal identity as people wh...

Graph analysis

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1) What does the graph show? That the BBC, Guardian and daily mail are the main contendors in newspapers and have most stories read by what they've published. 2) Write down 4 statements about the graph. Include one statement which starts ‘OVERALL’  Does anything come as a surprise? BBC has most of its stories read Indépendant is the lowest named newspaper online with the least  stories read. The guardian makes up 14% of stories read Overall the BBC does the  best online. 3) Can you link it to what you’ve learned about newspapers so far?

News paper funding and its industry issues

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Censorship- suppression of materials, publications and thought Mass media- communicating to a large audience at the same point in time e.g. TV, radio, newspapers, and websites. New media- Internet- related means of communicating Social media- Takes many forms e.g internet forums, weblogs, social blogs, podcasts, vlogs, etc Freedom of the press- A concept that states that for a free, open and democratic society to exist the press should be free from political or judicial interference. Ofocm- Office of the regulator for communications. This is a government established independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communication industry. 1)Daily mirror 2)The independant, newspaper is no longer print, only online 3)All newspaper circulation will stop as there won't be enough funds to support the print of it. 1. What are online newspaper paywalls ? Are they effective ? A  paywall  is a method of restricting access to content via a paid subscription. T...

Regulation and politics

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The Guardian is a daily newspaper published by the Guardian group and owned by the Scott Trust. The Observer is the Sunday newspaper published by the Guardian group. It’s basically the Guardian but released on a Sunday with more of a focus on investigative, long term, journalism. But it will still report on immediate news . Dates back to 1791. Guardian 5 principles: develop ideas collaborate diversify meaningful report fairly Guardian= liberal party, doesn't follow just one political perspective. Newspaper Industry Regulation 'Freedom of the press'- the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government.

News genre conventions

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A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, most often published daily or weekly. content and  layout  of each newspaper reflect its target readership. The top 10 best selling UK newspapers can be divided into two categories:  Image led  and  Text led: Tabloid and broadsheet   Hard vs soft news Masthead Where the name of the reporter is included at the beginning of the article. Caption Picture story that can exist on its own or on a front page leading to a story inside Headline Usually at top left and right hand corners of page displaying  promotions, special offers or price of newspapers. Main Image Title of the newspaper displayed on the front page ...