Globalisation and news

1) Is our news influenced by American cultural imperialism? What examples can you think of?  

Yes, one example of this is that most countries around the world including the UK display their news such as the BBC within the same format as the US adapted from CNN and I feel that this is one big influential factor that the US has upon the world. Also, another example would be through Galtung and Ruge's news values of Elite Nations of people and a celebrity that has constantly been in the news includes Miley Cyrus who has constantly been on the worldwide news showing off her 'twerking' moves upon award shows such as the MTV VMAs 2013 which spread worldwide not only over the television but also over the Internet.  

2) Has the increased globalisation of news improved the audience experience? How? Why?

The increased globalisation of news has improved the audience experience as they can get their news as it happens, a lot quicker and from all over the world. However, a disadvantage of this is that due to the news being displayed from all around the world, this could mean that each country may get news that would be less local from them. Overall I believe that increased globalisation of news has improved audience experience as O feel that this effectively reduces barriers between different countries and in-fact allows them to communicate and relate amongst one-another. 

3) Has globalisation benefited or damaged major news institutions? How? Why?

A way in which globalisation has benefited major news institutions is by having less of a demand for journalists being in every corner of the world and giving the news in that way when it can be found through other media forums such as the internet within the new and digital revolution. A way in which globalisation has damaged news institutions is that it makes it harder for institutions to stand out as any news stories would be available almost anywhere being a negative for institutions as this may mean that they may be out of/ have less business due to other forums being quickly/more accessible.