Newspapers: The future of journalism
1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this?
He suggest that it is shrinking and that it is necessary, the example they give is the the priest who had sexually assaulted 100 boys and when this was mentioned they took him to the rehab.
2) What does Shirky say about the relationship between newspapers and advertisers? Which websites does he mention as having replaced major revenue-generators for newspapers (e.g. jobs, personal ads etc.)?
Newspapers have power over the adverts, this is because they decide whether they want them in their paper or not, some mentioned companies are Monster and Craigslist.
3) Shirky talks about the 'unbundling of content'. This means people are reading newspapers in a different way. How does he suggest audiences are consuming news stories in the digital age?
Audiences are looking more at the digital news instead of the print as the digital news comes to them straight away.
4) Shirky also talks about the power of shareable media. How does he suggest the child abuse scandal with the Catholic Church may have been different if the internet had been widespread in 1992?
It may have been more widespread and seen earlier as the speed at which people see things on the internet.
5) Why does Shirky argue against paywalls?
He says that it stop people from spreading the news which is something he is against.
6) What is a 'social good'? In what way might journalism be a 'social good'?
when a group of people get together to do something for themselves. It allows them to see things from their own perspective and in an unfiltered manner.
7) Shirky says newspapers are in terminal decline. How does he suggest we can replace the important role in society newspapers play? What is the short-term danger to this solution that he describes?
He suggests that we need more accountability journalism which is short term but is a short term fix.
8) Look at the first question and answer regarding institutional power. Give us your own opinion: how important is it that major media brands such as the New York Times or the Guardian continue to stay in business and provide news?
I think that it has its importance as there provide news and allow audiences to know what is going on in the world.
Newspapers have power over the adverts, this is because they decide whether they want them in their paper or not, some mentioned companies are Monster and Craigslist.
3) Shirky talks about the 'unbundling of content'. This means people are reading newspapers in a different way. How does he suggest audiences are consuming news stories in the digital age?
Audiences are looking more at the digital news instead of the print as the digital news comes to them straight away.
4) Shirky also talks about the power of shareable media. How does he suggest the child abuse scandal with the Catholic Church may have been different if the internet had been widespread in 1992?
It may have been more widespread and seen earlier as the speed at which people see things on the internet.
5) Why does Shirky argue against paywalls?
He says that it stop people from spreading the news which is something he is against.
6) What is a 'social good'? In what way might journalism be a 'social good'?
when a group of people get together to do something for themselves. It allows them to see things from their own perspective and in an unfiltered manner.
7) Shirky says newspapers are in terminal decline. How does he suggest we can replace the important role in society newspapers play? What is the short-term danger to this solution that he describes?
He suggests that we need more accountability journalism which is short term but is a short term fix.
8) Look at the first question and answer regarding institutional power. Give us your own opinion: how important is it that major media brands such as the New York Times or the Guardian continue to stay in business and provide news?
I think that it has its importance as there provide news and allow audiences to know what is going on in the world.
Part 2: MM55 - Media, Publics, Protest and Power
Media Magazine 55 has an excellent feature on power and the media. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 38 to read the article Media, Publics, Protest and Power', a summary of Media academic Natalie Fenton’s talk to a previous Media Magazine conference. Answer the following questions:
1) What are the three overlapping fields that have an influence on the relationship between media and democracy?
It enable the citizens to take part in the political, journalistic and econimic aspect of things as they all overlap together.
2) What is ‘churnalism’ and what issues are there currently in journalism?
It is the "cut and paste" aspect of journalism, the problem with this is that it is just taken form a source and then it is made into a front for the company that is publishing it.
3) What statistics are provided by Fenton to demonstrate the corporate dominance of a small number of conglomerates?
They talk about how when they accumulate excessive power they start to twist things so that it works more out in their favour than the others.
4) What is the 'climate of fear' that Fenton writes about in terms of politics and the media?
Media Magazine 55 has an excellent feature on power and the media. Go to our Media Magazine archive, click on MM55 and scroll to page 38 to read the article Media, Publics, Protest and Power', a summary of Media academic Natalie Fenton’s talk to a previous Media Magazine conference. Answer the following questions:
1) What are the three overlapping fields that have an influence on the relationship between media and democracy?
It enable the citizens to take part in the political, journalistic and econimic aspect of things as they all overlap together.
2) What is ‘churnalism’ and what issues are there currently in journalism?
It is the "cut and paste" aspect of journalism, the problem with this is that it is just taken form a source and then it is made into a front for the company that is publishing it.
3) What statistics are provided by Fenton to demonstrate the corporate dominance of a small number of conglomerates?
They talk about how when they accumulate excessive power they start to twist things so that it works more out in their favour than the others.
4) What is the 'climate of fear' that Fenton writes about in terms of politics and the media?
They say that "Politicians are fearful of career-wrecking and life-ruining negative publicity" Which show how the use of media
5) Fenton finishes her article by discussing pluralism, the internet and power. What is your opinion on this crucial debate - has the internet empowered audiences and encouraged democracy or is power even more concentrated in the hands of a few corporate giants?
The internet definitely has gained more power as it allows anyone to post and say almost anything, it allowed anyone the audiences to make their own things, become their own journalists. but at the same time the hands of the few do take part in quite a bit of things, however in a way they are not controlled by the public, but they do have an affect on them sometimes such as how if the public do not agree with their ways then they will voice that which may compel the conglomerate to change.
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