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.