Roda’s Exam blog 1

  Copy the headline, date and link. Oil tanker bursts into flames off the Yorkshire coast after being struck by container ship - sparking fears of environmental disaster https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14481723/Oil-tanker-hit-container-ship-British-estuary.html By  TOM COTTERILL  and  CIARAN FOREMAN  and TOM MIDLANE  PUBLISHED:   12:10, 10 March 2025  |  UPDATED:   15:50, 10 March 2025 An oil tanker has burst into flames after being struck by a cargo vessel off the coast of Yorkshire - with dozens of crew having been rescued.

  Task One: Media Magazine article and questions Read the Media Magazine article: From Local Press to National Regulator in MM56 (p55). You'll find the article  in our Media Magazine archive here . Once you've read the article, answer the following questions: 1) Keith Perch used to edit the  Leicester Mercury . How many staff did it have at its peak and where does Perch see the paper in 10 years' time? 130 journalists in ten years. He thinks that if it is still in print, it will be weekly, extremely expensive and have a very small circulation. If it's online, it will be unlikely to make money and so would employ on five or six. 2) How does Perch view the phone hacking scandal?  Perch thinks that the biggest single issue is that something illegal was going on, which obviously should not have been, and which wasn’t dealt with by the police, and unfortunately the resulting actions have been disproportionate. Far too many newspapers and magazines have been caught up in a...

  News Values: Blog task Read  Media Factsheet 76: News Values  and complete the following questions/tasks.  Our  Media Factsheet archive is available here  - you'll need your Greenford Google login to access. 1) What example news story does the Factsheet use to illustrate Galtung and Ruge's News Values? Why is it an appropriate example of a news story likely to gain prominent coverage? The earthquake in San Francisco that kills two hundred people. This story is likely to gain prominent coverage because it fits several of Galtung and Ruge’s new values. For example  Continuity- earthquake aftermath abs recovery efforts will be continue in the news. 2) What is gatekeeping? Gatekeeping is the process by which journalists and editors decide what news is published and how it is presented. 3) What are the six ways bias can be created in news? Bias through selection and  omission Bias through placement Bias by headline Bias by photos, captions, and ...

  1) Why does Clay Shirky argue that 'accountability journalism' is so important and what example does he give of this? Because it holds powerful individuals and institutions responsible for their actions. He highlights investigative journalism as a crucial component of democracy. 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.)? that newspapers traditionally relied on advertisers for revenue. However, with the rise of the internet, businesses have turned to more efficient and targeted online platforms 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? Shirky suggests that instead of reading full newspapers, people now consume news through social media, blogs, and news aggregator si...

  WEEK 1 Copy the headline, date and link. Ukraine claims Russian drone hits CHERNOBYL power plant: Shelter protecting the world from radiation is damaged - as IAEA monitor for signs of deadly leak          -  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14396969/Russian-drone-hits-CHERNOBYL-power-plant-Shelter-protecting-world-radiation-damaged-IAEA-monitor-signs-deadly-leak.html         07:28, 14 February 2025  |  UPDATED:   01:57, 15 February 2025 Briefly summarise the story in a sentence or two: is  this is an example of  hard news  or  soft news? Does it reflect the politics or ideological stance of that newspaper/website?           - This story talks about  a Russian drone strike reportedly hit the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, damaging the protective shelter over Reactor 4, which contains radioactive material from the 19...

  Part 1: Ofcom report into news consumption Read  this Ofcom report on the consumption of news in the UK  and answer the following questions (bullet points/short answers are fine): 1) Look at the headlines from the report on page 6. Pick three that you think are interesting and bullet point them here. Why did you pick those three in particular?   Different age groups consume news very differently; younger age groups are much more likely to use the internet and social media for news, whereas their older counterparts favour print, radio and TV. Reach of print/online newspapers has seen a decrease from 2020 (47%) to 2022 (38%). The decrease is driven  by decreases in print (online newspaper reach remains steady) which have likely been exacerbated by the pandemic. Five of the top six TV channels (including BBC One which remains the top news source across platforms) saw decreased reach from 2021 among online adults.   I have picked these three because...