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Read our MEDIA@CULTURE book, assigned chapter(s) above.
In a SINGLE blog post below for ALL chapters in the section, provide for EACH chapter:
1. A single sentence, IYOW, that captures the THESIS (main argument) for each chapter.
In a SINGLE blog post below for ALL chapters in the section, provide for EACH chapter:
1. A single sentence, IYOW, that captures the THESIS (main argument) for each chapter.
2. THREE specific pieces of supporting documentation - ideas, concepts, stats, data - to bolster your thesis for each chapter. (Use 2 - 3 sentences for each.)
3. A single PERSONAL story of 3-4 sentences that connects the chapter directly with your own personal media experiences.
4. A SINGLE specific question you have after reading and blogging on ALL chapters of assignment.
Game on,
Dr. W
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1.Chapter eight discusses Newspapers, and the evolution of the newspaper and journalism.
2.“Newspapers play many roles in contemporary culture” (277). They are a means of communication both to inform and entertain the masses. Newspapers have been a form of expression for journalists, who are able to publish opinions for people to debate. “Newspapers help readers make choices from what kind of food to eat to what kind of leaders to elect” (277).
“The idea of news is as old as language itself. The earliest news was passed along orally from family to family, from tribe to tribe, by community leaders and oral historians” (278). Print media first begin in Europe with the rise of the printing press. A Boston printer published the first North American newspapers in 1690. The newspaper was banned however after offending government and church officials. Slowly newspapers begin to evolve and grow. By the late 1820s, newspapers were being sold through yearly subscriptions.
In more recent years, newspapers have been converging into the digital age, and taking on more electronic forms. Online versions of papers, such as the New York Times and countless others have been created to keep up with the ever-changing twenty first century. Newspapers have been working on setting up paywalls, trying to charge people for the news information they obtain online.
3.I often obtain my news from the television or online forums. My family still picks up the local newspaper every time we swing by the gas station, and I will read that occasionally. Personally, I find it easier and faster to just go onto the Internet on my laptop to find information.
4.Will the print aspect of newspapers be abolished all together with the convergence to a digital age?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. No matter what class, race, or gender people care about the news in their areas and around the world, and for this reason newspapers continue to exist in different forms despite the threats from TV, radio, and the internet.
2. Throughout the decades news reporting has existed in many forms. There has been yellow journalism in the late 1800s that emphasized sensationalism and investigation, our equivalent today is tabloids. As a response to such dramatic journalism new kinds of papers were developed that focused more on facts and objectivity; such as, story-driven models and “just the facts” models.
Now that different types of writing had been established next to come was different types of writers. Historically newspapers were run by wealthy white people, but with the rise in the civil rights movement other ethnicities wanted to share their news. African American journalists wanted to spread knowledge about race baiting, lynching, and the Ku Klux Klan. Despite their determination their newspaper circulation declined after the 1960s. However, Spanish-language papers picked up at that time as did Asian papers in the 1980s.
Today there exists many types of newspapers and many types of journalists, however a new threat has emerged; the internet. The newspapers were able to survive through the invention of radio and television, but the internet is forcing papers to face bankruptcy or make the change to incorporate digital papers. Many major newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times’ have successfully made the change while actually increasing their profits.
3. In my town our local newspaper that covers the events of three small towns, is still thriving. As suggested in the reading it survives because it reinforces the idea of a community. We will never be able to turn on the TV or the radio and hear about the high school’s sport teams or about who was caught speeding last weekend; for a little town these events are what people want to talk about. When giant city newspapers go bankrupt the locals aren't affected because they can just as easily look up national and global news on the TV or the internet, but if the Deerfield Valley News were to stop circulating they would have nothing to gossip about.
4. In ten years will paper newspapers still exist or will they all have converted to digital news?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Newspapers had started as a very popular source of media, writing objectively and writing to appeal to specific readers. As technology advanced, newspapers were forced to adapt to new ways of getting across to viewers such as online articles and subscription. Although they are less popular today, they are still trying to adapt to stay alive.
2. -Newspapers first began to target readers who were interested in economics called the commercial press, targeted at business men and also the partisan press, which represented one view of a certain political party. As time advanced, newspapers such as the penny paper came out, which targeted a wider range of audience.
-Today, most newspapers struggle to get subscriptions to the paper print newspapers and have had to rely on online articles to continue to keep their papers alive. With the new technology available people are more apt to check up on social media like Facebook for news that would originally be seen in print.
-Newspapers have now focused on staying local to be successful. This is because of the decrease in cost to produce these newspapers and its audience is more interesting because if becomes specific to the town and local happenings. Big city newspapers seem to be having a harder time because so much more is accessible when it is popular to the mass entirely rather than specifically.
3. I do not personally read newspapers religiously. This mostly sparks from my limitation of finding any and the fact that I do not want to have to pay for it. Although, when they are around me or given out, I do find myself reading them. I love reading The Defender, which is the school newspaper here at SMC. I find it interesting, objective without being insulting, and inspiring to hear from my own peers discuss topics that are not regularly brought up in conversation. I think newspapers are a great way of spreading news and media, but I do understand why they are going out of date. my only hope is that they are able to thrive and stay alive through online resources now. I have hope though!
4. Will newspapers ever go extinct? If so, are there any predictions as to when this will happen?
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1. This chapter focuses on the evolution that newspapers have made, and the changes in technology that they have been forced to adapt to remain popular.
2. The first newspaper was published in 1690, it was entitled “Publick Occurrences. Both Foreign and Domestick”. Over the next century there were many different types of newspapers that people began to make, including Native American Newspapers and African American Newspapers. By 2009 newspapers started being forced to stop publications and move their editions to online only. Journalism has also been brought to the lights because of newspapers, there are many different types of writing that caters to different audiences. Each type of newspaper may have been written in a different tone. Today it is so easy for people to access the news through the internet that it becomes an issue for the printing companies, but has brought a totally different way for journalists to bring news to people.
3. I remember when I was little I would go to a place called “Heritage” in my hometown that had a colonial newspaper press in it. Every time that I went they would print us a two-sided newspaper, and then teach us how to make hats with it. I was always fascinated by the printing press, and the way that they had to set each letter backwards in order to get the articles to print correctly.
4. Will publishers be forced to only put out digital copies of papers in the near future?
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1. The rise of journalism from 1650 to where we are today – exploring different forms of journalism, and how the Internet has affected newspapers.
2. The first colonial newspaper was published in 1650 by Boston printer Benjamin Harris. The penny press era made newspapers mass media, and with many advancements in technology, they were able to produce about 4000 newspapers an hour. The penny papers competed with the six-cent papers, because six cents was very expensive since six cents was more than a week's salary for some people. Following the penny press was yellow journalism. Yellow journalism brought a more readable copy of the newspaper to subscribers including more exciting stories. After stages of modern journalism, literary journalism and contemporary journalism, online journalism came into the picture. Online journalism is not only changing the industry, but it is changing lifestyles. Many start their day with an iPhone or iPad searching news websites and surfing social media rather than reading the newspaper.
3. At home, we still receive the newspaper every day. However, we have an online subscription to our local newspaper as well. This online version comes in handy because you can look at articles just written and posted about news happening that day. Now-a-days, by the time we read the article in the daily morning paper it is most likely already old news. Everyone on twitter and on the Internet has already spread the news to the world – hours, maybe even minutes, right after it happened.
4. Right now, newsrooms are integrating print and digital. Will we eventually convert to completely digital? Or will everyday newspapers always hold some significance?
ReplyDelete1) The newspaper has brought readers information in different styles of journalism and different options to read the news.
2) The newspaper originally started out giving readers objective news. The news was plain facts and stories without the journalists’ option of the news and reported stories. This was known as objective journalism. Interpretive and Literary journalism began the movement of subjective journalism. The stories began to give more detail and opinions on stories and narrated news. Most newspapers we read now contain journalism that has stories that are skewed more towards the readers’ interest and even a specific field of readers from some sources. Finally, we enter the digital age of newspapers. Newspapers are available online and can be read through computers, tablets, and even smartphones. As well as newspapers being offered online, blogs are now competing with newspapers via the Internet.
3) The digital age of newspapers resonates with me the most. I barely read a paper version of newspapers. However, I try to stay up to date with the news through my smartphone because of my CNN and NY times aps. I also follow the news because of twitter and read the short stories that are offered through this medium.
4) Will newspapers in a physical sense be irrelevant due to the online source of news?
Chapter eight discusses the development of newspapers from its early stages to its current transition into the digital era. They begin by pointing out that the concept of news is as old as oral language. The first known written news “was developed by Julius Caesar and posted in public spaces and on buildings in Rome in 59 B.C.E.” (278). The beginning of the news’s entrepreneurial stage occurred in Europe with the use of the printing press, but “in 1704, the first regularly published newspaper appeared in the American colonies—the Boston News—Letter, published by John Campbell” (279). It wasn’t long before newspapers grew in popularity. At the time the news came in two forms “political or commercial. Their development was shaped in large part by social, cultural, and political responses to British rule and by its eventual overthrow.” (280) Newspapers became a mass media during “The Penny Press Era” (280). At this time newspapers where distributed to the masses through yearly subscriptions. The next era of news discussed is the yellow journalism age, “yellow journalism emphasized profitable papers that carried exciting human—interest stories, crime news, large headlines and more readable copy” (282). Similarly to some of the other types of mass media we have discussed newspapers have had to go through the same transitions to survive in the digital age. Online news originated as a way to compete with 24 hour news programs, currently “with nearly fifteen hundred North American daily papers online in 2010, newspapers are solving one of the industry’s major economic headaches: the cost of newsprint” (304). Other advantages to an online news system include the ability to post more news since running out of print space isn’t a problem. Also they can update their news as it’s occurring. “Todays online newspaper offers readers a dynamic, rather than static resource” (304).
ReplyDeleteNews is one of few things that I prefer to access through a computer. When I was younger my parents attempted to get me to read newspapers but they could never hold my attention. I find online news to be a much more dynamic and interesting experience. I like the ability to read about a single story from multiple news sources easily.
What will we lose if newspapers decide to go completely online?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Starting with the printing press being invented, newspapers went through many different ages and continued to advance in their development as time went on.
2. The first newspapers that were published were the Boston News-Letter published by John Campbell in 1704 and The England Courant by James Franklin in 1729. By the late 1820’s newspapers averaged at a price of six cents. In the late 1830’s the Industrial Revolution brought the prices down to one cent, therefor these papers were called penny papers. Penny papers competed with six-cent papers so penny papers came to rely on the daily street sales of individual copies rather than by subscriptions. After the penny era was the Age of Yellow Journalism. Yellow journalism emphasized profitable papers that carried stories relating to crime and human-interest. These copies were more readable than previous copies. In the late 1800s two types of newspapers emerged, the just the facts model and the story driven model. The just the facts model used a type of writing called the inverted-pyramid style. These stories began with the most dramatizing facts and ended with the not so interesting information. The story driven models were written just as it sounds – based on stories. When TV and Internet became popular, the newspaper had to adapt. Many newspapers were slow when it came time to move to digital media. Newspapers responded to the popularity of the Internet by making online versions of their newspaper. “Online newspapers are truly taking advantage of the flexibility the Internet offers,” (304). Space is unlimited on the Internet so newspaper companies can post stories online that they were unable to print in the printed version and stories can also be longer and more in depth.
3. Growing up, my family never really read the newspaper. We would get the Boston Globe delivered to our house on Sundays; Mom would do the crosswords and Dad would read the sports section. Currently we don’t receive the newspaper at our house anymore, but occasionally I would get my name in the town newspaper through my sports or being placed on the honor roll. The only time I would look at the newspaper would be if someone told me I was in it, and I would usually just look it up online unless someone gave me a copy of it.
4. Will there be a day when paper prints of newspapers are no longer made, and the only source of news will be online?
Newspapers have evolved from outlets of expression to the foremost source of news for the nation, now newspaper organizations face the challenge of converging into the digital world.
ReplyDeleteIn it’s beginning stages, people were unsure whether or not print media had the right to criticize public officials. However, the Zenger decision allowed for the freedom of speech in newspapers as supported by the First Amendment. Soon, newspapers catered to different interests and agendas. The partisan press “pushed the plans of the particular political group that subsidized the paper,” where the commercial press “served business leaders, who were interested in economic issues.” (280) Newspapers progressed into a form of mass media with penny papers competing for subscriptions and street sales. Online journalism has redefined the way newspapers operate. “Online news has sped up the news cycle to a constant stream of information and has challenged traditional services to keep up.” (290) However, newspaper readership has been on the decline for a few years now and has struggled to make the successful jump to the digital world.
I remember that my family used to have a subscription to the New York Times and as I got older I started reading the articles and film critic section. Now I’m always on the NYT website and occasionally I’ll see a copy around the house. The New York Times is probably my favorite news source.
How will the declining number of news reporters affect American politics?
1. This chapter is all about the development of the Newspaper and how it brings information to the reader. This has continued since the invention of the printing press and continues with the use of the Internet.
ReplyDelete2. The newspaper was created as a form of communication. This form of communication is able not only to inform the reader but also entertain them as well. The newspaper also helped as a form of expression for journalists. This can become even more so today with the use of online newspaper that let journalist spread across whatever topics and issues they care about. As a true Bostonian it’s impossible for me to not mention that the first North American was printed in Boston in the year 1690. And in true Boston fashion it ended up being banned for offending Government and Church officials. The newspaper has been able to keep up with the change of the digital movement. It has done so by big name papers such as The Wall Street Journal and New York Times now offering and depending more on online subscriptions than print copies.
3. To me I still the newspaper as an effective form of information. I try to read the newspaper as often as possible. I do this more at home where my dad has subscriptions for three different newspapers delivered everyday. When I do read the newspaper I tend to start with the sports section. I have come to find that the reporters go more in depth in the local sports as well as national topics better than most online sources. I also love to read the Funny’s. I find most of the comic strips to still be quite comical especially Shagg E. Dawg.
4. How has the Newspaper been able to keep up in the strong digital movement that we are experiencing today?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Starting with the invention of the printing press, newspapers have gone through many changes and continue to advance in their development as time goes on.
2. The first newspapers published were the Boston News-Letter published by John Campbell in 1704 and The England Courant by James Franklin in 1729. By the late 1820’s, newspapers averaged at a price of six cents. In the late 1830’s, the Industrial Revolution brought the prices down to one cent, which is where they got their name, penny papers. Penny papers competed with six-cent papers, so penny papers came to rely on the daily street sales of individual copies rather than by subscriptions. After the age of the penny paper came the Age of Yellow Journalism. Yellow journalism emphasized profitable papers that carried stories relating to crime and human-interest, which were easier to read than previous copies. In the late 1800’s, two types of newspapers emerged; the just the facts model and the story driven model. The just the facts model used a type of writing called the inverted-pyramid style. These stories began with the most dramatizing facts and ended with the not so interesting information. The story driven models were written just as it sounds – based on stories. When TV and Internet became popular, the newspaper had to adapt to accommodate the change. Many newspapers were slow when it came time to move into using digital media. Newspapers responded to the popularity of the Internet by making online versions of their newspaper. Space is unlimited on the Internet so newspaper companies can post stories online that they were unable to print in the printed version and stories can also be longer and more in depth.
3. Growing up, my father read the newspaper every morning at the table before work. We would get the Amsterdam Recorder delivered daily and The Gazette, The Evangelist, The New York Times delivered on Sundays. Currently, we only get the daily Amsterdam Recorder. The only time I personally look at the newspaper is when someone tells me I was in it for various reasons, and I usually just look it up online or have my mother send me a picture of it considering I am so far away from home.
4. Will there be a day when paper prints of newspapers are no longer reliable and the only source of news will be online?
1. Chapter 8 talks about the rise and end of modern journalism in today society.
ReplyDelete2. “In North America, the first newspaper, Publick Occurrences, Both foreign and Domestick, was published on September 25,1690.”(P.278). This was the first time that the printing press had been used to produce mass quantities. This was the first time that everything was being published on events all in one place. “Investigative journalism: news reports that hunt out and expose corruption, particularly in business and government.”(P.283). The invention of the newspaper began the new tail of investigative journalism, now we consider this idea to be an every day occurrence while reading the paper. “In addition, with an increasing number of women working full-time outside the home, newspapers could no longer consistently count on one of their core readership groups.”(P.301). This was the first big hit that newspapers took in their decline from stardom. The second one is with online newspapers because they are more convenient for the reader.
3. I have never really been one to read much in the papers unless it is the sports page. I have to admit though whenever I take the time to read the sports page in the paper I find myself to come away with a lot more information on the given task then I would if I had just watched SportCenter.
4. Is there a comeback in the near future for journalism?
1. What used to be our largest form of media is now becoming obsolete but has yet to fade away completely.
ReplyDelete2. "But by late 2012 The Daily had only about 120,000 subscribers and was reportedly losing $30 million a year... Whether The Daily and similar tablet apps are the future of newspapers is still to be determined." (pg 276).
"The ideal of an impartial, or purely informational, news model was championed by Adolph Ochs, who bout the New York Times in 1896... Ochs and his editors rebuilt the paper around substantial news coverage and provocative editorial pages." (pg 284).
"Edward Wyllis Scripps founded the first newspaper chain in the 1890s. By the 1920s, there were about thirty chains in the United States, each one owning an average of five papers... By the early 2000s, the top ten chains controlled more than one-half of the nation's total daily newspaper circulation." (pg 299).
3. Journalism and newspapers are something that are very important to me. My hopes after graduating college are to either go into broadcasting or work for a large newspaper like the Times or USA Today. If we keep losing interest in the sales of newspapers and start using other means of technology and media to attain our news and information then it will make my dream job obsolete. Just hearing about sinking newspaper sales makes me break into a cold sweat. I would like to know that once I am out of school I will be able to find a job somewhere and not be left without a chance.
4. If newspapers do become completely obsolete, what will be our biggest way to attain information?
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Delete1. This chapter details the origins and evolution of newspapers, while also helping to detail its significance in a democratic society.
ReplyDelete2. “Newspapers were of two general types: political or commercial. Their development was shaped in large part by social, cultural, and political responses to British rule and by its eventual overthrow. The gradual rise of political parties and the spread of commerce also influenced the development of early papers” (280).
“Publishers and journalists today face worrisome issues, such as the decline in newspaper readership and the failure of many papers to attract younger readers. However, other problems persist as newspapers continue to converge with the Internet and grapple with the future of digital news” (301).
“No matter the size of the paper, each must determine its approach, target readers, and deal with ownership issues in a time of technological transition and declining revenue” (290).
3. Growing up in the suburbs of Central Jersey just south of Princeton has allowed me to be exposed to a slew of different news sources from both Philadelphia and New York City. I have always enjoyed reading, and oftentimes read the newspaper at the dinner table with my family. That habit has led to many fascinating conversations with my Mom and Stepdad. In high school, many of those conversations were about the 2008 economic crisis, which had begun during my freshman year of high school, and were what ultimately inspired me to take my first economics class (and later declare it as a major). To me, having a wide variety of newspapers is akin to having a bunch of people at the dinner table with you, providing information and prompting you to ask questions. And those things mean progress and self-understanding.
4. Newspaper reporting has changed so much in the relatively short amount of time it has existed, but has always been one of the most predominant forms of communicating information. How will the consolidation of newspapers, in combination with the arrival of the internet, affect the industry? Particularly, will those things prompt companies to become smaller and more locally-oriented, in order to continue to remain economically viable?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1.) Chapter 8 discusses changes to the largest information medium: the newspaper, while analyzing its effects on journalism.
2.) This chapter begins with the origins of newspaper and its development over the years. Beginning in the late 1600's in the early American colonies, newspapers served as a domestic medium to spread news on current events while also criticizing British colonial rule. Soon newspapers grew in popularity. Penny Papers, as mentioned on page 280 offered readers the opportunity to catch up the latest events and stories for literally a penny. Left with literally no competition, penny papers like The Sun gave rise to tabloid the tabloid paper, as human interest stories were what sold. Although these papers main emphasis were scandals, crime stories and all other headlining news, criticism sections in papers remained.
Gradually newspapers began to take on a role in which criticism had its own place. This was and still is mainly due to the need of ad revenue by publishers. Many publishing companies must still be cautious of criticizing their sponsors, as newspapers now more than ever rely heavily on ad revenue to turn a profit.
With the introduction of radio, television and internet, newspapers have suffered a significant blow. Presently, newspaper producers are switching gears to the online market. Unable to compete with free news services, corporations have instead sought business through online subscriptions. One upside, as mentioned on page 304, is that due to the flexibility of the web, online companies have been able to enjoy the benefits of hyperlinks, reader's letters in their sites.
3.) I wish I read the newspaper more often than I do. To me, it's a great way to get caught up on daily events, both local and global. Instead of reading a paper, I usually visit a small number of news websites to get bits and pieces of daily events. The aspect of newspapers I enjoy most is the connection it can create between the reader and geographical area. Small scale papers are great at doing that- I love to know what's happing in my town. One aspect of news the book brings up is the relationship between advertising and news. Should a paper attempt to cover a story criticizing a publishing sponsor, they in most cases will opt out of the story, generally in fear of losing the revenue from the ad. Thus I am left wondering if there can be true democracy and free press with advertisements. They're so huge in this medium, and in all all others regarding current information that I am left feeling somewhat concerned.
4.) Does the need and use of advertisements in all news media undermine democracy and free press?
1. Newspapers have successfully come up with new ways to maintain their readership despite a changing society and competition from other media sources.
ReplyDelete2. Yellow journalism captured readers' attention with sensational, overly dramatic stories that exposed corruption in the late 1800s. This profitable form of journalism is credited with being the forerunner of today's tabloids and reality television.
Benjamin Franklin's German newspaper launched in 1732 served as the start of newspapers being targeted to specific groups of people. Following the Philadelphische Zeitung, papers emerged that targeted certain beliefs, issues, languages, and those immigrants who wanted to retain ties to their ethnicity.
To keep up with this century's technological revolution, newspapers have created internet versions of their news. These webpages provide more space for articles, are cheaper to produce since there is no paper involved, and have the ability to play video or audio clips to enhance stories.
3. This section discussed paywall, or charging a fee for online news content and the dissatisfaction of newspaper readers because of it. I would be one of these dissatisfied people. It really frustrated me when I was doing research on an event for my journalism class and Googled the event, only to be directed to an article that I had to pay to read all of. Although newspapers need to make a profit, I think they would be able to charge more for advertisements if their content was made public. The businesses being advertised would know that a larger and perhaps broader audience would be seeing their ads if everyone who conducted a Google search had access to the articles their advertisements were on.
4. How big a role will social networking play in the future of news sharing?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1. Newspapers still exists today because no matter who you are, no matter where you are from, no matter anything really, you rely and care about the news; this is what allows and enables newspapers to still exists today, along with the fact that newspapers have evolved with the times to meet people’s needs.
2. I find it fascinating how newspapers have evolved over the years. The fact that newspapers started with the printing press, where you had to make each and every page separately and then put all the pages for each paper together individually in the end are amazing to me. I can only imagine how much time and effort that took. I feel like no one would be caught dead doing something like that today, too much work (there are easier, quicker short-cut ways of doing it). I would think that old way is sort of impractical due to the fact that is so expensive.
Then we came into the modern way of printing a newspaper which is still used today and is much less expensive to use. It allows for a bigger profit to be made off of newspapers as a business as a whole. Allowing each paper to be made more efficiently.
The next big newspaper revolution was online newspapers. They are available everywhere and anywhere you want them. You can access the paper on your phone, computer, or tablet, or even an old fashion newspaper if you still so desire.
3. I have never really personally had much experience with newspapers. I don’t really read them, nor have I ever. I prefer to watch the news than to read the paper. The only part of the paper I use is the crossword from time to time with my grandmother. My grandmother (God rest her soul) used to read the paper all the time. I remember over the last few years of her life she would say that the paper was going downhill because they didn’t have the stories they used to. But that is the only real connection I have to the paper.
4. I guess my question would be, will online newspapers keep evolving, enough so one day paper newspapers no longer exist?
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1. Chapter 8 is about the evolution of newspapers and how they affect modern journalism.
2. The first newspapers were colonial newspapers and the Partisan Press. The first published newspaper in North America was called Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick and was published on September 25, 1690 by Benjamin Harris. John Campbell published the first regularly published newspaper in 1704, entitled the Boston News-Letter. Political papers, called the partisan press, were pushed by the political group that subsidized them. The next known papers came during the Penny Press Era. During this time, papers could be produced for as little as a penny. The major papers of this time include the New York Sun (published by Benjamin Day in 1833) and the New York Morning Herald (published by James Gordon Bennett in 1835). Next came Yellow Journalism, which included sensationalism and investigation. Yellow journalism first appeared in the late 1800’s and emphasized human-interest stories, crime news, large headlines, and copy that was easier to read.
3. I’ve never been that big into reading newspapers. I think that the popularity of newspapers has decreased in recent years with the rise in popularity of ways to get the latest news online. When you want to get the most recent news, you look online; you wouldn’t read that morning’s newspaper.
4. With the increase of digital media, how long will it be before all print newspapers are extinct or converted to online papers?
Chapter 8-
ReplyDelete1. The newspaper began as a source of objective information appealing to the community, but over time, evolved into a mass medium supported by consumerism and reflected by modern culture.
2. “The marketing of news as a product and the use of modern technology to dramatically cut costs gradually elevated newspapers from an entrepreneurial stage to the status of a mass medium.” (p.281)
“Like Bennet, Pulitzer treated advertising as a kind of news that displayed consumer products for readers. In fact, department stores became major advertisers during this period. This development contributed directly to the expansion of consumer culture and indirectly to the acknowledgement of women as newspaper reader.” (p.283).
“Under the sway of objectivity, modern journalism had downplayed an early role of the partisan press: offering analysis and opinion. But with the world becoming more complex, some papers began to explore the analytical function of news.” (p. 286)
3. I've never been one to read newspapers- I find them boring and displeasing to the eye with all of the small, excessive font. My parents have never been big newspaper readers either, although perhaps they were before I was born. My best friend and her family, however, were quite big on the newspaper. I recall her excitement for the Sunday morning paper, when her dad would divide its contents and distribute to her “the-funny's,” or more famously known as the comic's. As we sat at the table eating Corn-Pops for breakfast, her dad would delve into the news, updating himself on the current events in our city.
4. Although Newspaper is finding a way to evolve into a new digital medium, will it ever be as popular as it once was?
Chapter 8
ReplyDelete1.) The purpose of this chapter is to look at how the newspaper as a medium, beginning with the foundations of the American press in the colonial era and moving on to detail its recent and current forms.
2.) The first part of the chapter is primarily dedicated to how newspapers became popular in America, and how they became mass media with the rise of cheap penny papers. These early stories and publications tended to be biased and not very reliable for news, preferring human-interest stories about triumph and the like to exhilarate people and tell stories, though they also resulted in a strong passion for investigative journalism which brought new levels of information transparency to the medium as journalists looked deep into matters of graft and corruption to bring out the truth.
The chapter then moves on to look at modern methods of journalism, beginning with the rise of scientific journalism rooted in objectivity, before looking at the rise of analytical and opinionated journalism which looked to present unbiased information followed by its explanation and placing it in the context of history as a whole. This segues directly into the rise of internet journalism.
The chapter then ends with a lengthy look at ownership models in the medium, and its collapse as blogs and the internet provide new challenges to the medium.
3.) I had a tendency back home to read the local paper, which I hated but couldn't stand not to read. This was due to the fact that a local teacher would frequently send in letters to the editor detailing his inflammatory viewpoints, which he usually tried to present in as insulting and inflammatory of a manner as possible against other readers who did not agree with his conservative opinions. This is the main reason I no longer tend to read local papers, as I expect to find similar letters to the editor, which tend to get my blood up as I deal with the offensive presentation of such peoples opinions in a way which is usually logically unsound and quite specifically aimed at trying to sow enmity between themselves and those who agree with them, and those who do not.
4.) With so many different opinions on the internet and so much paranoia about the problem of bias, will it ever be possible to trust the news again? (I ask this because someone could easily perform investigative journalism and make shocking discoveries today, only to be brushed off as a quack in an era of blogs being put up by paranoid conspiracy theorists)
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1. This chapter focuses on the development of newspapers across time, competition between printed journalism models along with the control of the industry through ownership of the businesses.
2. Newspapers in early time took after either the partisan press view of focusing on a specific political party or on the other hand commercial press based on providing insight to companies in connection to economic popular economic news stories. Newspapers in the early periods of expanding its range of topics discussed were primarily read by wealthy people because of the cost involved with lengthy subscriptions to the products. The birth of the penny paper in 1833 led to newspapers becoming more affordable to lower class people which focused specifically on human-interest stories. Following the acclaim of penny papers, competition came from the beginning of yellow journalism which focused on violence stories that transitioned into the development of investigative journalism.
The New York Times newspaper has championed the start of objective journalism in the 1800s with the focus being strictly based upon significantly storied events that took place to heighten the interest of readers through communicating with them. Newspaper writers have the option to write specifically by just getting out important stories to the public through a creative as well as passionate way or just reporting entirely on the particulars of happenings to make sure the word of occurrences was brought about without biased opinion from the journalist. Within the next century, interpretive journalism came about to giving an explanation on the circumstances that led to happenings as well as connecting with readers through the commentary.
Visual news reporting on the screens of the internet seen on computers and televisions in the 1980s brought about concern to journalism ways of getting out information. In response to that situation, modern journalism came along, for example with USA Today bringing photographic color seen in the electronic reporting of media to garner its place in the industry with competitors. Then when things could not get any better, online publishing of newspapers came into effect with the Columbus Dispatch journalism company coming into society with a prominent role in the continued advancements in digitally written media. Social media sites has had an instrumental impact on the speeding up of news spreading to all individuals in society, making it progressively harder on traditional newspaper industries to get out the stories first before they are being leaked out across the world.
3. I do not read printed newspapers coming in the mail very often unless it involves stories I have personal interest in involving sports in my hometown community, about my school, or people I know well. I also do not read newspapers online at all, but instead focus more on watching the CBS Evening News at least twice a week to catch up on events and topics taking place nationally as well as all across the world. I see it as a time to learn and become aware of the current situations and circumstances evolving in discussion with analysis from reporters as well as news correspondents. I also have since the beginning of this year taken a heightened interest in the college newspaper known as “The Defender” because it relates to the events, situations, and topics taking place across our community in terms of students, the faculty, and the administration.
4. Question from Chapter 8: It has been quite apparent that printed newspapers have been on decline in recent years with the heavy interest in internet, television, and social media sharing of all types of news. What does the future hold for written newspapers? Will it continue to decline with the popularity of electronic media or revive itself by making creative new advancements to peek attention once again? Are there any hints that are showing which direction written journalism seems to heading towards?
hapter 8 focuses on the diverse and checkered past of newspapers through out the world, but primarily in the United States.
ReplyDelete2. The first paper in the United States was published on September 25th 1690, by Benjamin Harris the paper was seen as having a negative tone toward British rule and in the very first issue claimed that the king of France had an affair with his son’s wife. The issue was banned after its first edition. P. 278
As technology began to advance papers began to become more popular, in 1820 papers were being sold for their lowest rate ever at one cent. The abundance of papers coupled with how cheap they were made papers a new source of mass media.
Because of the major changes going on in the world during the 1960’s the news had a difficult time reporting the exact truth, people would begin to lose faith in the conventions that be. The government was seen as unable to control the public and the newspapers lost credibility.
1. Ever since I’ve been little both of my parents have read the newspaper religiously. The majority of the time it was at breakfast in front of me and I always thought that when it was my time to be a father I would read the paper in front of my kids. But the more technology changes the more distant an actual newspaper feels, many experts feel as though the newspaper will go extinct with new digital age. But the more technology forces itself into every facet of life the more I personally find the need and novelty behind physical newspapers. Being able to hold the newspaper in your hands and not have to deal with technology is a blessing in itself.
2. Now that technology has made such a major impact on the world how will physical newspapers fare? Their distribution takes entirely too much time and manpower is there a way that it can compete with online sources?
1.) Chapter 8 is about the rise of Newspapers and the direction that they are headed in.
ReplyDelete2.) The Tribune Company which was one of the largest newspaper companies went bankrupt in 2008. This is a common occurrence nowadays, many companies tried to expand however now they are struggling to stay afloat. Their past techniques of being able to buyout other companies isn’t working because the internet has taken much of the business and is cheaper to use than classic paper and distribution methods.
The major images in this section like the war cartoon and older pictures of papers relates how the newspaper was once the main form of information. People throughout the 1900s relied heavily on the paper everyday to find out what was going on in the world and their area. Now, not so much.
The chart showing how the media was supported with ad money was interesting. It clearly showed that newspapers and other print was down in growth however it also showed the internet had issues with advertising. It was expected that print would be on the decline but it also shows that we are looking for ways to use our new media to make money.
3.) As a kid I remember always seeing my dad with a newspaper before school. Now I see him looking at news sources from his phone with morning coffee. I remember the change was around four years ago. I think he and many others realized that they can access more information and specify their searches with online media sources. The paper was limiting and I think he only receives it now to see how local sports teams are doing.
4.) How can the internet and television avoid a downfall like the printed media industry?
This chapter focuses on the development of newspapers as a mass medium and the different styles of journalism that have developed as well.
ReplyDeleteEarly newspapers set the stage for the First Amendment to the Constitution. The first newspaper published in America, printed by Benjamin Harris, was banned after one issue. John Peter Zenger’s New-York Weekly Journal was arrested for seditious libel, however he won his case. After the Zenger case the British did not prosecute another colonial printer. The Zenger case was important as it demonstrated the right of a democratic press to criticize public officials. There have always been different styles of telling news stories, from the time of the first daily American newspaper there were two different distinct styles- political and commercial. The political, known as partisan press, style would generally push the ideology of the political party that funded the paper. The commercial press would serve business leaders that were interested in certain economic issues. The partisan style later gives way to editorial writings and the commercial press was the predecessor to the business section. Newspapers are today struggling with the convergence abilities that the internet provides just as other forms of mass media are. Using the internet to provide news rather than print completely cuts out the cost of paper and brings production costs way down. However, newspapers still have not found the model that is most successful- different sources of news were once free online but now require a monthly fee to access them, some sources always required a fee, and others remain free to the public.
I’ve never been one to read a newspaper. I’ve always had the luxury of turning to television or more recently the internet. I don’t usually seek out news stories but the internet provides extremely convenient access when I need it. The one time I can recall really checking the news was last year just after the bombing in Boston. I live nine miles out of the city but that week I was thirteen hours away from home in West Virginia with minimal cell service and internet connectivity. Every chance I got that week I was checking every site that would report on what was going on.
Will there ever be a day when the newspaper no longer takes a physical form? If so, how soon in the future will the switch to be exclusively online be made?
1. chapter 8 discusses newspapers and modern journalism.
ReplyDelete2. Newspapers play many roles in contemporary culture. Newspapers main job is to inform and entertain. Newspapers help readers make choices about everything. However in todays digital nation the importance of newspapers and their advertisements have lost lots of money due to ads being placed on free websites online. In the 1820’s newspapers became a mass media but now everyone either reads it online or is one of the few with subscriptions for the paper.
3. When I was younger I would constantly read the sunday cartoons in the newspaper. I also from time to time would read the high school section of the paper to see what was going on around my school. Now a days I don’t read the paper at all, I obtain my information from online news sources or click links that friends post on social media. My family still gets the local newspaper sent to our house but I don’t know if they actually read it.
4. If and when will newspapers go extinct? Will newspapers ever be able to converge into one form of media?
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1. Chapter 8 discusses the rise and decline of modern journalism.
ReplyDelete2. The first newspaper ever produced was in Boston, MA in 1690. It was called the North American newspaper. Adolph Ochs started modern journalism by transforming the New York Times into what it would be today. Most printed newspaper readers have gone down in the past two years. The washington post has lost almost 10% of it's readers.
3. Growing up it was normal to see parents, grandparents, and adults in general reading the newspaper every morning. This is still true today in some cases, but for the most part we are now in a strictly digital age. We want to get our information as quickly as possible and as cheap as possible. I have never been one to read a newspaper unless it is off of my computer or my iphone.
4. When will physical newspapers become obsolete?
Chapter 8:
ReplyDelete1.This chapter talk about the evolution of the written words in the form of newspaper.
2.It started with Benjamin Harris publishing the "Publick Occurances, Both Foreign and Domestic". That was the first publication of a newspaper, and it was a plane telling of stories and events. Later in the years, Yellow Journalism started and the main objective was to publish dramatic crime stories and celebrity centered scandals, and disasters to catch more readers and bring in more profit. The New York World, the New York Journal, the New York Times, and Washington Post, were newspapers that emerged in that era. In 1980 Columbus Dispatch was the first paper to present the idea and go online and many followed in converting to the digital form of the written world.
3.I am not reader of newspaper. I sometimes read the sports newspaper that my father subscribed, and I read it for the sake of reading a newspaper rather than out of interest in the news. I follow the news channels on the internet, and that is how I stay updated with current events.
4.I think that newspaper are taking their last breaths now, but will they ever become obsolete?