What online pleasures or gratifications does online news content offer?
One way in which audiences are pleasured is by the long-running chat boards and by conducting these allows people to interact with one-another and share ideas leading to an encouragement of debates and discussions talking about any topic in which people want to know more about and this may lead to the satisfactory of audiences using this method of online news content as they may like the though of sharing ideas with people to see what they have to say in order to change their opinions. Another way in which audiences feel satisfied by the factor of online news content is by the network of web blogs and by doing this would mean that audiences viewing the blog would generally be able to get the opinions of a specialist writer and the audience may feel as if this is very important opposed to reading an article which is more likely to either be biased or opinionated and by reading these blog posts would mean the they may get more fair, factual information even though it still may be an opinion, however, by the fact of it being written by a specialist may mean that this may lead to many more views by people leading to that certain institutions' sales and profits to increase overall.
Furthermore, by allowing audiences to leave comments upon any article can make audiences feel more powerful by creating an idea that they can be the reason to be 'challenging' the news institution's values which may allow them to engage within this method of online news content as people would feel more connected to a certain debate allowing them to get their views across towards how they feel.
Thursday 30 January 2014
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Articles
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/01/28/hands-on-beats-music-may-look-better-than-other-music-streaming-apps-but-like-your-friends-warned-its-just-too-shallow/
- BEATS music and how dre wants to take over spotify and itunes.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/nintendo-mario-games-smartphones-wii-u
'Nintendo denies plans for Mario games on smartphones'
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/28/angry-birds-leak-why-app-developers-should-guard-their-users-privacy
'Angry Birds leak: why app developers should guard their users' privacy'
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/27/apple-shares-fall-record-iphone-ipad-sales
'Apple shares fall despite announcement of record iPhone and iPad sales'
Record figures were short of analysts' expectations
• Shares fall 5% in after-hours trading
- BEATS music and how dre wants to take over spotify and itunes.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/29/nintendo-mario-games-smartphones-wii-u
'Nintendo denies plans for Mario games on smartphones'
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/28/angry-birds-leak-why-app-developers-should-guard-their-users-privacy
'Angry Birds leak: why app developers should guard their users' privacy'
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/27/apple-shares-fall-record-iphone-ipad-sales
'Apple shares fall despite announcement of record iPhone and iPad sales'
Record figures were short of analysts' expectations
• Shares fall 5% in after-hours trading
Build the wall analysis
http://www.cjr.org/feature/build_the_wall_1.php?page=all
First, there is the familiar industrial dynamic in which leaders raised in one world are taken aback to find they have underestimated the power of an emerging paradigm.
Agree:Due to the fact that the internet is taking over and is underestimated as to powerful it can actually be and how not everyone within the newspaper industries notice this as he states an 'emerging paradigm' and how this may be disastrous within the near future.
- Section 1
The article is stating/comparing both forms of media of both the internet and newspapers. The discussion of how the newspaper costs money versus how the internet is free and how it is coming from a biased opinion at the start questioning them as to why they would charge money for that when people can simply go upon the internet and read for FREE.
- Section 2
This section is similar to the section above but instead states things such as how if digital technology can be accessed for free, why bother buying, old methods of news such as newspapers where the factor of 'price' is still involved. Also, the fact that more people are buying digital products compared to cheap newspapers effectively gives them a long term saving of money. On the other hand, if lots of people read The New York Times daily, then the need for digital technology.
- Section 3
This section presents to the audience that '10% of the existing 210,000 Baltimore Sum readers' for example, who pay a subscription rate less than half the price of home delivery, or roughly 10$ which would represent about $2.5m a year. Abscent the cost of trucks, gas, paper, presses, money like that represents the beginnings of a solid revenue stream having both positive and negative sides to this.
- Section 4 (For the industry, it is later than it should be…)
Within this section the journalist talks about both papers 'The Post' and 'The Times' and how they 'build that wall.' meaning how both of them represent newspapers and bring back its roots and what newspapers are all about. The discussion of there being a pay wall for these newspapers arose and also discussed how if the news is 'revolved around the cover state, sports and finance, this would generate enough revenue to maintain a slip and paid 'metro desk'.
Content matters. And you must find a way, in the brave new world of digitization, to make people pay for that content.
Disagree: I do not agree with this because I feel that the free online articles and online content may take over within the near future and if institutions continue offering a paywall for their newspapers/online articles then their target consumers may be forced to leave them and turn towards going to another newspaper.
Newspaper companies run a business, and businesses need to make money. They need to cut cost and/or find other revenue sources to stay in business. There are news websites that offer premium contents for paid subscription, such as Wall Street Journal. But a large percentage of the contents are free because there won't be enough visiting to generate any meaningful money through advertisements otherwise. In other words, free contents act as "search engine optimization" to bring in traffic from search engines as well as getting repeat visitors. Balancing the two (paid vs. free), with system in place to measure revenue and cost in real-time will separate the survivors and those headed for extinction.
Agree: I agree with this statement as although he states what the online/digital world is doing, he is also in favour for there being newspapers to be sold being a positive. Also, due to the free content, he states that this may lead to more people wanting to use this compared to having pay for the news papers which is something that people should think about and how newspapers and do something about this.
Content matters. And you must find a way, in the brave new world of digitization, to make people pay for that content.
Disagree: I do not agree with this because I feel that the free online articles and online content may take over within the near future and if institutions continue offering a paywall for their newspapers/online articles then their target consumers may be forced to leave them and turn towards going to another newspaper.
Newspaper companies run a business, and businesses need to make money. They need to cut cost and/or find other revenue sources to stay in business. There are news websites that offer premium contents for paid subscription, such as Wall Street Journal. But a large percentage of the contents are free because there won't be enough visiting to generate any meaningful money through advertisements otherwise. In other words, free contents act as "search engine optimization" to bring in traffic from search engines as well as getting repeat visitors. Balancing the two (paid vs. free), with system in place to measure revenue and cost in real-time will separate the survivors and those headed for extinction.
Agree: I agree with this statement as although he states what the online/digital world is doing, he is also in favour for there being newspapers to be sold being a positive. Also, due to the free content, he states that this may lead to more people wanting to use this compared to having pay for the news papers which is something that people should think about and how newspapers and do something about this.
First, there is the familiar industrial dynamic in which leaders raised in one world are taken aback to find they have underestimated the power of an emerging paradigm.
Agree:Due to the fact that the internet is taking over and is underestimated as to powerful it can actually be and how not everyone within the newspaper industries notice this as he states an 'emerging paradigm' and how this may be disastrous within the near future.
I believe that this biased discussion as to whatever the author was talking about was correct and meant that to a certain level as his discussion between both newspapers and the internet were valid. As a wise man once said 'The internet is the new world.' meaning that I agree with this argument because without internet, I believe that news would not spread as quickly as it would with newspapers and the television. Also, due to the convenience factor of everyone within today's society purchasing new and digital forums/ devices such as iPads, laptops, android phones etc as to where they can get this information off, which is a very big positive for the new generation of the world. However, on the other hand, this man also vouches for newspapers and believes that they can still be very resourceful as if the organisations work hard by being/ competing with these other media platforms then they can not die promptly.
Thursday 16 January 2014
How has news changed within the last 20 years
I believe that news has evolved within the past 20 years due to new and digital media. For example the internet has attracted a large target audience into looking at the news every single day. It has single-handedly taken over the amount of people watching TV.
Audiences have benefited the most due to this opposed to institutions as without them, there would be no sales within new gadgets such as iPads, smartphones etc. in order to access the internet into using new and digital media such as social networks in order to access the news.
On the other hand, institutions benefited from the change within news as more people were wanting to buy new gadgets in order to look-up news, the institutions would gain a raise in awareness and would ultimately lead to an increase in sales and profits due to this and more people buying newspapers or magazines for example, people purchasing apps for newspapers for The Guardian on their smartphones.
Audiences have benefited the most due to this opposed to institutions as without them, there would be no sales within new gadgets such as iPads, smartphones etc. in order to access the internet into using new and digital media such as social networks in order to access the news.
On the other hand, institutions benefited from the change within news as more people were wanting to buy new gadgets in order to look-up news, the institutions would gain a raise in awareness and would ultimately lead to an increase in sales and profits due to this and more people buying newspapers or magazines for example, people purchasing apps for newspapers for The Guardian on their smartphones.
Thursday 9 January 2014
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