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BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is one of the largest TV broadcasters in the world. It produces 120 hours of radio and television content each day (output) as well as online news coverage and online updates. The operation includes 250 correspondents around the world and it's department's annual budget is £350 million. BBC News provides honest, unbiased reports to the public. The BBC currently has 3,500 journalists in total.
Sky News
Sky News is a 24 hour international, multi media news company that provides an on-going news broadcast on TV and online. The 24 hour scheme was open in 1989. Sky news specialises in country based news by objectively providing news worldwide to countries such as Australia and Arabia. Sky news also operates radio stations which broadcast accordingly.
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is produced by ITN. It has been live since its launch in 1982 and it runs Monday to Friday from 19:00-19:55 on Channel 4 and varied times on weekends. C4 News is a respectable institution. The current number of employees is unknown but it is certainly 50+.
Channel 5 News
5 News is produced by ITN. From 2005-2012 the news provider was Sky News due to a contract change and in 2012 it was given back to ITN to manage the brand. It is a much smaller broadcaster with a running time of only 30 mins giving audiences a brief snippet on the news (For those who want a summary rather than long news topics).
ITV News
ITV News is the second largest TV network in the UK after the BBC. It's main purpose was to provide news bulletins in 1955 from its origin. It has an annual budget of £43 million. ITV has 4 forms of news: Latest news, News at Ten, Lunchtime News, Evening News and weekend bulletins.
THE IMPACT OF GOOGLE:
Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry?
Google has figured out it's business model since its inception and ultimately helped people find information and resources, including news. Which gave users a variety of sources at an instance. It's popularity has moved people away from traditional news outlets such as TV or radio since the accessibility factor is just more important to people. Also, Google targets news topics based on browser cookies, history and collected data which improves further user experience. Google's advertising model is killing traditional news outlets due to the exponential growth is revenue generate by on-screen advertisements and 3rd implementations into websites.
Find a statistic from the article that illustrates the decline of traditional news media.
From 2000 to 2012 Newspaper advertising declined by more than $40 billion.
Looking at the graph featured in the article, what period has seen the steepest decline in newspaper advertising revenue?
2004 was the steepest decline in newspaper revenue.
Do you personally think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their jobs? Why?
I personally don't think Google is to blame for the decline in newspapers since Google operates an online business and Newspapers operate a print business therefore each industry must face their own challenges and make sure they are not in decline. Just because a company such as Google enters the newspaper market, it does mean that they certainly have control. It is up to the public and audiences to decide which platform they like to use so the fact that newspapers are blaming their competitors is not right.
ARTICLE:
"Obviously, Google is not to blame. I don’t think it’s about blame. I think the Internet is incredibly poorly designed. Rather than being free, everything on it should cost something in order to compensate creators."
"You can’t single out Google just because it’s the largest digital company. Patch, for example, invested hundreds of millions into journalism in the US and continues to search for the model that will work going forward. There are many who are investing in the future of journalism."
Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry?
Google has figured out it's business model since its inception and ultimately helped people find information and resources, including news. Which gave users a variety of sources at an instance. It's popularity has moved people away from traditional news outlets such as TV or radio since the accessibility factor is just more important to people. Also, Google targets news topics based on browser cookies, history and collected data which improves further user experience. Google's advertising model is killing traditional news outlets due to the exponential growth is revenue generate by on-screen advertisements and 3rd implementations into websites.
Find a statistic from the article that illustrates the decline of traditional news media.
From 2000 to 2012 Newspaper advertising declined by more than $40 billion.
Looking at the graph featured in the article, what period has seen the steepest decline in newspaper advertising revenue?
2004 was the steepest decline in newspaper revenue.
Do you personally think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their jobs? Why?
I personally don't think Google is to blame for the decline in newspapers since Google operates an online business and Newspapers operate a print business therefore each industry must face their own challenges and make sure they are not in decline. Just because a company such as Google enters the newspaper market, it does mean that they certainly have control. It is up to the public and audiences to decide which platform they like to use so the fact that newspapers are blaming their competitors is not right.
ARTICLE:
"Obviously, Google is not to blame. I don’t think it’s about blame. I think the Internet is incredibly poorly designed. Rather than being free, everything on it should cost something in order to compensate creators."
"You can’t single out Google just because it’s the largest digital company. Patch, for example, invested hundreds of millions into journalism in the US and continues to search for the model that will work going forward. There are many who are investing in the future of journalism."
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