INTRO :Murdoch stated that "newspapers have to adapt" therefore traditional media is 'dumbing down' as a result of globalisation of the internet. Previously audiences where limited to the way they were able to access products. However through Web 2.0 their is now opportunities for audiences such as social interaction, contribution, adding political changes to society. However this also comes with flaws such as privacy and social isolation. Thus it can be seen that new and digital media has both positive and negative attributes to society.
Friday, 22 March 2013
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Sunday Times editor apologises over Israeli PM cartoon
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/jan/29/sunday-times-editor-benjamin-netanyahu-cartoon
Martin Ivens says Gerald Scarfe 'crossed a line' with image of Israeli PM published on Holocaust Memorial Day
Martin Ivens says Gerald Scarfe 'crossed a line' with image of Israeli PM published on Holocaust Memorial Day
The acting editor of the Sunday Times has apologised to Jewish community leaders for what he said was "a terrible mistake" in publishing a cartoon featuring Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which prompted a wave of anti-Semitism.
THE IMAGE = BELOW :
THE IMAGE = BELOW :
UK Jewish community, Martin Ivens said that cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, although renowned for being "consistently brutal and bloody" in his work, had "crossed a line" with the illustration published in the Sunday Times on Holocaust Memorial Day.The cartoon, which depicted Netanyahu building a bloody wall entrapping the bodies of Palestinians, "was inexcusable".
Rupert Murdoch described the cartoon as "grotesque"
He tweeted : "Gerald Scarfe has never reflected the opinions of the Sunday Times. Nevertheless, we owe major apology for grotesque, offensive cartoon
The Sunday Times tried to hold the line on its defence of the cartoon, but by Monday the row had escalated with the Israeli ambassador to the UK, Daniel Taub, condemning the paper
QVERVIEW :
Shows the criticism of the cartoonists in newspapers, perhaps this is downgrading newspapers further by showing the faults within them. The fact that they tried to hold its defence however it had spreaded instantly shows the fast pace of the media and the instant feedback and response that the media gets. The apology of Murdoch was on twitter once again emphasising the power and use of new and digital media to get across to a wide audience.
Shows the criticism of the cartoonists in newspapers, perhaps this is downgrading newspapers further by showing the faults within them. The fact that they tried to hold its defence however it had spreaded instantly shows the fast pace of the media and the instant feedback and response that the media gets. The apology of Murdoch was on twitter once again emphasising the power and use of new and digital media to get across to a wide audience.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Case Study - Step 3
Step Three: Choosing individual topic area and relevant theorists
Write here what your case study will involve. Remember it should be about the impact of new and digital media on.......
Chat sites/ messengers : such as MSN, Yahoo , Skype , BBM and Whatsapp
Explain why you have chosen this topic and why you think this will be a rich area for study.
The moving of platforms ... from computers to smart phones
Phone companies loosing out... the disruption of new and digital technology on traditional
Companies now having to change and adapt method e.g : MSN buying Skype
Phone companies loosing out... the disruption of new and digital technology on traditional
Companies now having to change and adapt method e.g : MSN buying Skype
The negative outcomes of messengers over the past years : e.g : BBM= riots, cyber bullying etc
The access advantage due to wifi- BT etc. - in comparison to traditional ways of communicating.
The access advantage due to wifi- BT etc. - in comparison to traditional ways of communicating.
Social Networking Chats - FB Chat
Whatsapp = cross platform messaging application for all smartphones unlike services such as BBM or iOS
Whatsapp = cross platform messaging application for all smartphones unlike services such as BBM or iOS
Identify at least three media texts/ products that you will use as your primary sources of evidence to demonstrate the impact of new and digital media in your topic area.
PLATFORM:
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E-media:
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1) Skype -2003
2) BBM-2011
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3) Whatsapp-2011
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THEORISTS :
Capitalism
4G- Wifi
Pluralism
UGC- citizen journalists
Web 2.0 - interactivity
The digital
haves/have notsWeb 2.0 - interactivity
Capitalism
4G- Wifi
Pluralism
What is the message of 'Black Mirror: The National Anthem?'
What is the message of 'Black Mirror: The National Anthem?'
The Black mirror can be said to have many messages but most importantly it shows how society is being debased through the desensitisation of content as there is now less privacy and less censorship therefore the audience are loosing their values, the ability to interact and spread content fast as possible for example on Twitter , it also allows the lack of censorship as once something is on the internet it can instantly get spread virally, thus perhaps we are living in a dystopia due to technology rather than utopia. It also shows the disruptive nature of traditional media as new/ digital media is slowly taking over through the technology of smart phones, interactivity of social networking and the citizen journalism through UGC . Moreover it presents political affairs in a satire way to show the debasing of society who only watched the events that mock people or entertain themselves. It also shows the strong belief that society has on Rolling 24 hour news to present the real news , as internet news could be untrue and false rumours therefore many rely on broadcasting services to present the truth.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Why US Favour Paywalls
Eleven of the country's largest-selling 20 newspapers are either charging for access or have announced plans to do so
Paywalls are becoming increasingly prevalent at newspaper websites across the United States.
Gannett, the largest US chain, expanded its paywall to almost all of its 80 groups over the last 12 months
More than 35% of US newspaper readers are regularly discovering some restrictions in their online surfing,
Most papers allow visitors to access several articles for free before hitting a wall. This so-called "metered model" is the most popular form of charging.
In 2012, all of the major Canadian newspaper publishers also decided to throw in their lot with the paywall crowd
Critics complain that the Times, and other papers, could make more from advertising if they didn't have a paywall, because far more readers would read far more content.
But a Globe & Mail writer argues that the price of static online ads, which appear on most news sites, has been falling for years. This makes it difficult for them to fund journalistic content.
Washington Post's chief executive, Donald Graham,
He said: "The reason we haven't adopted [a paywall] yet is that we haven't found one that actually adds to profits. But we are going to continue to study every model of paywall and think about that, as well as think about keeping it free."
Paywalls are becoming increasingly prevalent at newspaper websites across the United States.
Gannett, the largest US chain, expanded its paywall to almost all of its 80 groups over the last 12 months
More than 35% of US newspaper readers are regularly discovering some restrictions in their online surfing,
Most papers allow visitors to access several articles for free before hitting a wall. This so-called "metered model" is the most popular form of charging.
In 2012, all of the major Canadian newspaper publishers also decided to throw in their lot with the paywall crowd
Critics complain that the Times, and other papers, could make more from advertising if they didn't have a paywall, because far more readers would read far more content.
But a Globe & Mail writer argues that the price of static online ads, which appear on most news sites, has been falling for years. This makes it difficult for them to fund journalistic content.
Washington Post's chief executive, Donald Graham,
He said: "The reason we haven't adopted [a paywall] yet is that we haven't found one that actually adds to profits. But we are going to continue to study every model of paywall and think about that, as well as think about keeping it free."
The figures show the print-online relationship is more complicated than the prophets of digital revolution assume
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/30/writing-on-paywall-end-of-print
The Latest ABC print circulation returns.
The Telegraph, the Guardian and many of the rest are down overall between 8% and 10% year-on-year:
but their websites – with the Daily Mail breaking 7 million unique browsers a day and other rises jostling behind – go soaring ever higher.
One is the magazine world, both UK and in the US.
It ought to be collapsing, wrecked by the move to the tablets, which fit existing magazine page sizes for the transition
But, in fact, the rate of decline in magazine purchasing is relatively small, with subscriptions holding up staunchly and advertising remarkably solid
Teenage lifestyle magazines were up 54% in 12 months, children's pre-school mags had an 11.9% rise, and women's slimming titles showed a 10% jump.
Already 360 US papers – including most of the biggest and best – have built paywalls around their products
The new fashion is erecting slightly porous paywalls, on the New York Times model – and the Washington Post may be coming to the same conclusion.
Donald Graham, the supreme boss at the Post, gives an interesting hint why it's taken so long to get a paywall. Washington Post is only available around DC, he points out, while the New York Times covers the country from numerous satellite print sites, which are, counter-intuitively, one reason for its paywall recruitment success.
The latest National Readership Survey figures and you'll find 2,493,000 people aged between 15 and 35 following the Sun, 1,039,000 reading the Mirror, and 354,000 and 330,000 Guardian and Times followers respectively. Even the Telegraph manages 188,000 voices of youth.
The Latest ABC print circulation returns.
The Telegraph, the Guardian and many of the rest are down overall between 8% and 10% year-on-year:
but their websites – with the Daily Mail breaking 7 million unique browsers a day and other rises jostling behind – go soaring ever higher.
One is the magazine world, both UK and in the US.
It ought to be collapsing, wrecked by the move to the tablets, which fit existing magazine page sizes for the transition
But, in fact, the rate of decline in magazine purchasing is relatively small, with subscriptions holding up staunchly and advertising remarkably solid
Teenage lifestyle magazines were up 54% in 12 months, children's pre-school mags had an 11.9% rise, and women's slimming titles showed a 10% jump.
Already 360 US papers – including most of the biggest and best – have built paywalls around their products
The new fashion is erecting slightly porous paywalls, on the New York Times model – and the Washington Post may be coming to the same conclusion.
Donald Graham, the supreme boss at the Post, gives an interesting hint why it's taken so long to get a paywall. Washington Post is only available around DC, he points out, while the New York Times covers the country from numerous satellite print sites, which are, counter-intuitively, one reason for its paywall recruitment success.
The latest National Readership Survey figures and you'll find 2,493,000 people aged between 15 and 35 following the Sun, 1,039,000 reading the Mirror, and 354,000 and 330,000 Guardian and Times followers respectively. Even the Telegraph manages 188,000 voices of youth.
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