Thursday 29 September 2016

NDM case study: How has news changed

1. Those who are younger are more likely to use their phones and online websites whereas those who are older watch TV for the news although there has been an 8% decrease since 2014. 

2. Those who are aged over 55 are more likely to use the TV or radio whereas those who are 16-24 use Internet and apps.

3. It affects this as those who can afford up to date technology are more likely to consume news on new technology but also on tv as well as they are educated and working so they won't feel as if they're being spoken down to or not being able to understand what's happening.

4. There are four main ways to gain access to the news. 

5. News was mainly consumed through the TV but it has been decreasing through the years.

6. The newspaper industry has been declining and has declined by 27% from 2005. 

7. Just under 30% 16-24 get their news from newspapers compared to those who are over 65%. 

8. There is the daily mail, the sun, daily mirror, the metro and more. 

9. Those who are younger are more likely to gain consumption of the news off of new technology and also being higher on the socio economic chart you're also more likely to afford new technology which means it's easier to consume news from new technology as well.

10. 53% of people who are ABC1 get their news from the Internet.

11. Around 51% of people say that they used the Internet to gain access to the news.

12. One of the most popular places is yahoo 26% of people go to yahoo to go and get their news as it also their homepage which make sit easier. There is also MSN which can be a home page but also Google news is used. There is also social media websites such as Twitter, Facebook, snapchat.

13. 61% of people who are aged 16-24 get their news from the Internet and social media websites. 

14. Most people said that they go to the actual homepage of the website even for the apps tjay they use.

15. One benefit is that it is easier to access the news online as it is quicker to be given out but also a lot cheaper.

16. One advantage for institutions is that it is easier for them to get and find news stories which can be posted on their websites rather than having go out and collect it then go through a long process of getting it printed off.

17. One disadvantage is that the news can't be regulated so not eveything that is being said is true on social media websites which has caused a decline in the newspaper industry.  

18. One downside for the institutions is that it causes them to decline, this is being seen even today with the newspaper industry as it has less people going to buy the newspaper as news is now expected to be free with the use of new technology. 

19. I think that the changes in technology have benefited the audience rather than the institution. This can been seen from the 27% decrease in newspapers being read which was usually one of the main scources to getting news everyday. With this declining it is going to make it harder for them to compete with other institutions online as the newspapers are also needed to be paid for whereas the news online is provided for free.

This is also beneficial for the audiences as they can have wider access to the news from one device, this makes it easier and getting thr news is also a quick and cheap process and people can get their own news out through citizen journalism rather than having an actual journalist go out to another country and report what is going on.

Those who are aged 16-24 are also getting their news from the Internet, stats show 61% of people during that age range get their news online which shows that it's putting institutions out of business and younger people are going to use the Internet more. This could be because the news comes on tv at specific times and newspapers come out daily whereas online the news is always up to date.

However the one downside to this is that the news that people get online isn't always regulated which means that regardless of what is being read it may not always be true whereas when you watch the news on tv or get it from newsapapers it is always regulated.

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 30/09/16

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/28/google-facebook-amazon-ibm-microsoft-partnership-on-ai-tech-firms

Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft have all united to create AI partnership. They have 777 million pounds for the research of this and it is said to help humanity as the end result of creating them. There is also use of research labs to help out create the machines. The research has been carried in even until now two and a half years later and the progress of the product has jumped.

I think that the use of AI is a good idea but I don't think it'll help humanity to some extent as it would just put people out of jobs which is bad for the economy and it would be a lot harder for people to survive.

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 30/09/16

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37500822

BlackBerry have finally announced that they will no longer be competing with any of the major companies who produce handsets. This was announced on 28th September. The company had tried to keep up with the latest technology and handsets in recent years but have failed to do so although they were once the leading company in selling handsets.

I feel that Blackberry should stop producing handsets because there isn't many people who are buying their phones anyone and they've had people leaking information about them which has hindered their success as a company in the past.

Tuesday 27 September 2016

NDM Baseline assessment: Learner response

Mark - 26
Grade - D

EBI - didn't answer the question 
Miss out on other sides of the argument 
Intro needs work
Need to consider the impact of these changes 

With development in new and digital media we can all have access to different platforms and can compare views and values from just one device, this gives more access to views and values as the audience are exposed to a lot more through social media sites, websites, videos and other sources online. The audience are empowered by these websites to some extent as you can't always control what you see and with people spending most of their time online it could shape the way they see society and shape their norms and values as they have more access to views and values. The problem with this is that we can't always trust things that are online because it isn't always regulated such as the newspaper; with advances in technology people are now recording what's going on in their counties which is called citizen journalism. Without this we wouldn't know what is going on in North Korea and Syria and not only do we get one side of the story we get the view of the citizens who are living in the country and with access to the Internet it is easier, quicker and cheaper to show everyone. Another worldwide story which has taken the spotlight recently is police brutality and the black lives matter campaign, we've seen people share their views and values across social media which gives people greater access to others ideology. 

Friday 23 September 2016

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 23/09/16

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/sep/22/google-youtube-creators-for-change-youtubers

This story is about Google going to fund those people who have created channels on YouTube and they will help funding them to tackle social issues. For example Hamza productions who blew up on YouTube with his production of Diary of a Badman to tackle the issue of being a young Muslim man in society today.

I think this is a good thing to invest in as people interact on social media a lot and with posting this on YouTube there would be more people watching it as it would attract a wider audience due to accessibility of new and digital media

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 23/09/16

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/sep/21/second-video-of-windscreen-smashing-policeman-appears

This story is about a police officer who was smashing a mans car screen because he refused to get out of the car because he apparently wasn't supposed to driving the car although he had a driving licence and road tax. With this being the case the police officer continued to carry on hitting the car and this was recorded by the driver and has been trending all over social media. 

I feel like the police officer had no reason to react the way he did and only did so because the driver was black and this story wouldn't have gotten out if it wasn't for the use of Instagram and the video recording by the man. 

Monday 19 September 2016

New and Digital Media: News case study introduction

ITV
ITV was first launched in 1955
It is an independent TV under the ITA (TV Authority)
Audience share: 13.27%
ITV is the third channel on first five standard channels

The Sun
The most ranked news paper in the UK
The Sun is a tabloid news paper 
The Sun had sold over 2.2 million copies in 2014 which was slightly under The Daily Mail
Has under 2 million readers
More of a male demographic


BBC
Non-bias system - have to mention all sides of the argument such as the issue of leaving the EU
Funded by the TV licence
Founded in 1922 
Public remit: Educate, Inform and Entertain
Makes over £5.1 Billion


The Guardian
Owned by Scott Trust Limited
Founded in 1821
Known as "Manchester Observer"
Sister newspaper: The Observer and The Guardian Weekly

Channel 4
Founded in 1982
4th channel added after BBC 1, BBC 2 and ITV 1
Seen to show more real life programmes like documentaries such as 24 hours in a and e, educating Yorkshire
In 2012 its total revenues were £925 million with 91% derived from sale of advertising

1) Google has lead to a decline in the newspaper industry because they expect it to be free and it is also a lot easier to obtain online as well. News usually undergoes a long process before it is actually given to the public but with the help of Google it is a lot easier and quicker to obtain.

2) Google had gained over $40 billion during their growth in the year 2000, and has lead to a decline in the ad revenue that news papers.

The newspapers have lost $60 billion.

3) I don't think its Googles fault because there would be other ways for the news to get around and there are also websites for the newspaper industries to also get their news around, they could do a subscription for people such as paying £5 a month in order to gain access on the news which could work as the reason for the decline is that people are becoming lazy and going out just to buy the news is seen to be time consuming when you have the internet which gives you everything from your provided location.

4) "Obviously, Google is not to blame. I don’t think it’s about blame. I think the Internet is incredibly poorly designed."

I agree with this because the internet allows everything to be accessed easily and for free which causes the decline in the newspaper industry because it is being accessed for free. People are able to post videos and give out news so easy due to social media websites as well.

"The irony is that Google is probably more of a saviour than a killer of journalism and editorial content."

I disagree with this because Google do have some part to play in this because the internet is poorly regulated at times on certain things which need to be sorted out in-order to save the newspaper industry.

Friday 16 September 2016

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 16/09/16


Facebook and censoring nudity


Facebook as a company have intervened in stopping things such as pornography to corrupt their business, they've stepped in because people may be sensitive to the content which is seen on Facebook due to age or cultural background. 

  • Facebook is not a media company but a technology company says Zuckerburg
I feel that Facebook is doing the right thing by getting involved and stopping specific things that the audience shouldn't see or some members of the audience on Facebook whom might not want to see this and are catering for everyone's needs as well as possible. The way they tackle the problem is also done in a logical way where they see what the post first and have a set way to deal with it which is good as it removes any other complications in the future.

Monday 12 September 2016

Weekly New/Digital Media homework 16/09/16

Sky’s new vision of home comforts: more TV, available everywhere, at a higher price


With Sky being the centre of most family household in terms of sitting down together and associating whilst watching TV in the comfort of their home. The price of sky has only increased by £1 in the past few years but their cheapest version of Sky Q is set around £42 a month. They've already started to work with other big companies such as Netflix and has given 4.5 million subscribers around the UK.
  • Technology in Sky has been under development and rivals claim it's around £250 million.
  • The new set-top box is aiming to tempt away its 10 million satellite subscribers.
I think that Sky as a business will be able to grow as a company but with the use of their use of new technology and also working along side Netflix which is used by most consumers in the UK now as it's easier to demand things online; this could potentially switch people back to TV because not only do they have the option to watch TV they can also watch films, TV series they want to on demand or Netflix.