We've read an important handout on the impact new and digital media has had on the newspaper industry and now need to develop our knowledge and understanding further.
If you missed the lesson or want to go over any of the key details the handout is here: Newspapers: The effect of online technology. Make sure you've read and highlighted the text and completed the tasks.
Blog tasks
Based on the handout you've read and the links provided, answer these questions on your blog with detailed, in-depth paragraphs. Remember, critical autonomy means forming your own opinions on these issues.
1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online? Why?
2) Read this blog on the Times paywall three years on (note this is the UK Times - not the New York Times!)
3) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times, The Sunday Times) behind a paywall?
4) Choose two comments from below the Times paywall article - one that argues in favour of the paywall and one that argues against. Copy a quote from each and explain which YOU agree with and why.
5) Read this article from the Media Briefing on the continuing decline of the newspaper industry.
6) Why do you think the Evening Standard has bucked the trend and increased circulation and profit in the last two years?
7) Is there any hope for the newspaper industry or will it eventually die out? Provide a detailed response to this question explaining and justifying your opinion.
Finish for homework if you don't get it done in the lesson: due date confirmed by your MEST3 exam teacher.
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