Thursday, 2 November 2017

News Intro

News


  • Newspapers have been around since mid 17th century.
  • Until 20th century, newspapers were the primary means of bringing news to the public.
  • Largely self regulating→ regulating body is IPSO ( Independent Press Standards Organisation) 
  • Newspapers are allowed to show their political bias. 
  • Leveson Inquiry 2011→ in response to allegations of phone hacking at the 'News of the World' was carried out. It suggested code of conducts and tighter controls to be imposed→ nothing has really happened about this. (Rupert Murdoch owns Fox, The Times, Sky and many others).
  • Newspaper Industry is largely in decline in terms of circulation→ they have had to adapt to the way they write.
Populars Mid-Market Quality
The Sun Daily Mail Daily Telegraph
Daily Mirror The Mail Sunday The guardian
Daily Star Metro The Observer

Daily Express The Times


The Independent


I

Features of a Broadsheet (cover)


No comments:

Media Revision