Media blog 1 - Mr Halsey

What has happened to print media in the last 30 years? Print media has been on a steady decline due to television being another easily accessible source of media, then further enhanced by the internet. 2) Why is the Independent newspaper such a good case study for the decline in print media? Because it died shortly after it began having unorthodox and campaigning front pages, and before this, it was non-biased. 3) What was the Independent newspaper famous for? Because it offered non-biased and challenging headlines for the readers. 4) What did the then-owner of the Independent, Evgeny Lebedev, say about the newspaper's digital-only future? “The newspaper industry is changing, and that change is being driven by readers. They’re showing us that the future is digital. This decision preserves the Independent brand and allows us to continue to invest in the high quality editorial content that is attracting more and more readers to our online platforms.” 5) How do online new...

Year 13: Weekly Media homework - news story archive In Year 13, you have an ongoing homework  EVERY  week of the year without fail: to find, read and post  TWO news stories  on your blog. We recommend putting this homework into your  timetable  so you have a regular slot you complete it every week. The details: every week you must find, read, summarise and comment upon  two  news stories from across the media (A*-B candidates will do more). The focus of these news stories will change depending on the topic we are working on. The first focus for our news stories links to the Newspaper CSPs we have started studying: Mail Online The i newspaper website   You'll also find stories related to the media linked from our Twitter account,  @blogmacguffin  ( access it online here  if you don't have the Twitter app) so make sure you're following that too. Most importantly, you need to do the following on your blog for each sto...

In Year 13, you have an ongoing homework  EVERY  week of the year without fail: to find, read and post  TWO news stories  on your blog. We recommend putting this homework into your  timetable  so you have a regular slot you complete it every week. The details: every week you must find, read, summarise and comment upon  two  news stories from across the media (A*-B candidates will do more). The focus of these news stories will change depending on the topic we are working on. The first focus for our news stories links to the Newspaper CSPs we have started studying: Mail Online The i newspaper website   You'll also find stories related to the media linked from our Twitter account,  @blogmacguffin  ( access it online here  if you don't have the Twitter app) so make sure you're following that too. Most importantly, you need to do the following on your blog for each story... Provide the  title  and  weblink ...