Rupert Murdoch implies Obama is not 'real black president' in tweet praising Ben Carson

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/08/rupert-murdoch-obama-not-real-black-president-tweet-ben-carson

Media billionaire Rupert Murdoch implies that Obama is not a 'real black president' by his tweets. Murdoch has been praising Ben Carson and been wanting him to be next president in line.However Murdoch does make some problems as to saying that Carson  is a real black president to happen. Murdoch believes that Carson is a real black president because of the history of his family and that apparently makes him 'more black' than Obama. Murdoch touched upon saying Obama is not African American as to the experience Obama had and that his mother was white and that Obama ancestors wasnt slaves.

1. Ben Carson has a book that Rupert Murdoch loves and tells everyone to read

2. Ben Carson is a neurosurgeon

3.Thinks he can change the racial divide 

In my opinion i believe that Rupert Murdoch is out of line with what he said and that it was wrong for to imply that Obama is not a real black president because of heritage. This is a problem of what Murdoch can say because he can get away with it because of money and power he has. I disagree about Murdoch tweets and i know he is supporting Ben Carson but hes also making him look bad saying hes a real black president.

BBC defends right to make shows such as Strictly Come Dancing

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/07/bbc-defends-right-shows-such-as-strictly-come-dancing

This article explains about the Green report of the BBC, green report is what BBC is suppose to be and it means what they really focus on. They focus on Informing, educating and entertaining their audience. The article discusses that people  are getting more entertainment that news and it explains people believe that BBC will have to change as to the prime time TV shows it has like Strictly come dancing.

1. BBC will say 27% of prime time conent on BBC1 is factual
2. Green report is what BBC follows by law and what it is suppose give their audience
3.BBC insider said that the public expects entertainment

In my opinion i believe that BBC should follow its Green report and that the report shouldn't even be changed because different views that its about advertising. Either way BBC beats its compeittiors with what it shows. For example critic said that it was debatable because of being overly commercial  yet they changed their mind and said it was admirable. There are different views on the BBC as to the license fee getting increased because of the content. It is a asset for Britain and one that will change evolve is what one of the sources said and I agree with that. The reason would be because main action of BBC was informing and educating but also people want entertainment and to develop on that. 

Newspapers: The effect of online technology

Blog tasks

Based on the handout you've read and the links provided, answer these questions on your blog with detailed, in-depth paragraphs. Remember, critical autonomy means forming your own opinions on these issues.

1) Do you agree with James Murdoch that the BBC should not be allowed to provide free news online? Why?
I believe that James Murdoch has a point about how the BBC shouldn't allow there online news content to be free. It makes it harder for the other institutions who charge for their content. What James Murdoch is saying is to just put a price for the content and a subscription because BBC is giving high valued news for free and making all other news websites down as they dont make money at all making it difficult. 

2) Read this blog on the Times paywall three years on.

3) Was Rupert Murdoch right to put his news content (The Times, The Sun) behind a paywall?
I think if he believes his news content is high value that people would have to pay then he can its the choice of the audience if they want to. He believes that "The world is changing  and newspapers have to adapt" and what he does here is treat it as a newspaper as people get yesterdays news today and updated.
4) Choose two comments from below the Times paywall article - one that argues in favour of the paywall and one that argues against. Copy a quote from each and explain which YOU agree with and why.

.@NewsCorp's UK CEO Mike Darcey on Times 140,000 paid subscribers & growing revenue from engaged readers http://bit.ly/11cDyYa  h/t @psmith

This comment is said to be showing the enjoyment of the readers. It is to show the money that the Times is making and the subscribers who are building up and this could lead somewhere.

 @rajunarisetti @newscorp @psmith but what are they really buying?

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/nexus-7-for-50-when-you-subscribe-to-the-times-tablet-app-50009904/ …

This is explaining are we really paying for the news or just the Times advertisement as to showing the nexus 7 ad for it. They're giving advertisement methods to engage audience and the person commenting is suggesting is that what we really buying as to not showing the content which can be shown as there is a pay wall.

5) Read this article from the Media Briefing on the continuing decline of the newspaper industry. 

6) Why do you think the Evening Standard has bucked the trend and increased circulation and profit in the last two years?
Because of how newspapers they have made as they say 700,000 a day its more likely to 900,000 as they are pushing for increase of circulation. They made a 27% increase of circulation by the ABC. However they lost 5% of their audiences meaning in that period it was going down slowly.
7) Is there any hope for the newspaper industry or will it eventually die out? Provide a detailed response to this question explaining and justifying your opinion.

In my opinion i believe that newspapers will go down, this would be by the use of digital devices and the digital content you can exceed with, newspapers cant go back up traditionally in percentages because if so it would be a niche audience who would like it. Rupert Murdoch is right that newspapers have adapt to the use of new technology but it would be too late as maybe getting money however its the audience who would still follow them. Advertisement right now is what saving newspaper industry and also the people who for them to carry as for the reason  they think its important.

The future of newspapers

Read this article from the Economist on the future of newspapers.

On your blog, write a paragraph summarising the argument the article makes. Then answer the following question: 

Do you agree with its view that it is ‘a cause for concern, but not for panic’?

Who killed the newspaper?

This is about Newspapers going in decline as to being beaten by the web. This is about how Newspapers are going to fall around 2043 in America. It is also said that Rupert Murdoch said that newspaper industry was river of gold and now he says that rivers dry up. This is about how the media is seductive and has control of the information that people have. This would be also be represented that at the start newspapers are big and were the bold information people got as journalists and now we look at any story to attract younger generations as newspaper industry is dying. The main role of this article is that newspapers are going down in society and people are not going use them in the future as media on internet are killing it and going to a point where people will give up on newspapers.

I agree on the view that people use any digital device and they get information they want just by searching. Newspapers are hitting at a point where they wont be bought around shops because of how big digital devices are. The main point is that it is a cause of concern for newspapers as they only would be making money by advertisement and when Rupert Murdoch says newspapers are river of gold then takes it back to Rivers dry up that's when you know  that its going down. But you don't need panic because we get the same information and news by our phones even though its the same to what we use to have we can now see things visually with watching video's of news or we can go back to old fashion reading which is written by journalist of information they have. 

Baseline assessment Feedback

21-D

WWW- This essay starts poorly but does improve with increased focus on the question and a variety of examples from different media. 

EBI- Written English is a problem; many of your paragraphs are very difficult to follow, jumping from one idea to another with no conclusion.

The first page is weak; no clarity of ideas or focus on the question.

You need to consider the other side of the argument that audiences are not empowered and institutions are still in control.

LR- Re-write your first page on your blog adding clarity and focus in the question. 

Through out the years newspaper industries have empowered audience to buy their content for a price and to get their audience to wait for the content as a weekly thread. Now 20 years later we live in a world where we can use any digital device and get the information we want for today and get our own content. This has revolutionized the way we get our content as for no price is needed like newspapers and we can get the information any time we want. The development of industries have let the audience have the power to do what ever they want.

While this is happening this would mean that the newspaper industries would be going in decline as to the reason of how people can access there news just by their phones. This would mean by the use of newspaper is being obsolete and also they would lose value as for the reason of Daily star now taking down there prices to 50%. News is suppose to inform and educate, this would go with the Blumer and Katz theory Uses and Gratifications. This would be Surveillance which means that the audience wants to be informed and updated all the time so they just check their phones and it would mean that the most convenient way would be using their phone. Another would be that no matter what the media will use moral panic and it still works meaning people will still use this as a way to grab attention.

The change of industries have developed where at the time we would just listen to the radio, watch the TV or just read the newspaper. We can now use apps, social media and pod casts this would mean that we are getting information from different sources and the advantage is that they may be true and give the same impact to people. We have now become 'Journalists' as we have the technology to see different views and also we have devices with cameras meaning that we can record anything we would want to see. 

Deezer to stream TalkSport's Premier League and FA Cup commentaries

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/oct/01/deezer-talksport-premier-league-fa-cup-spotify



Deezer a music stream service has made a deal with talksport to do live streaming commentaries on the premier league and FA CUP.Expects to make more than €750m in annual revenues by 2018 as to the reason of working with Talk sport and also people who want to stay and listen to commentary when out on their device. Has a global subscriber of 6 million people which would be good to move forward for them as their subscribers would be fans of football.

1. Competitors are Spotify
2. Will commentate on 64 games
3. They want to evolve with media

In my opinion they should do this deal as people on digital devices have to keep looking for websites and like to hear whole game.In my opinion they should do this deal as sport is a big factor in the UK and it will grow from people wanting to watch it. It is also beneficial that they are trying work with different countries because of this and i believe that this is good development instead of doing music as people strive to have more and develop for their subscribers.

Richard Desmond sparks tabloid price war by halving cost of Star editions

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/30/richard-desmond-sparks-tabloid-price-war-by-halving-cost-of-star-editions



Richard Desmond has control of the Daily Star Saturday and Sunday he is made the impact of slashing the prices of the newspapers that is being created. Some people say that this is a bold move of him doing this. Some people believe that it will fail horribly as for the competitors will beat him like The SUN or the Mirror as it may bring out some excitement. One of people said the reason the Daily star is doing this would be because of sales being bad and dropping.

1. News paper prices are dropping by 50%
2.The Daily Star has a print circulation of 416,801 with sales falling at a rate of 11.63% annually.
3.Star won't be in many independent stores

In my opinion I think its a very bold move as to people not really using Newspapers so decreasing the price is fair. However competitors can be the problem of this as they might keep their prices up but if daily star are doing this could mean other competitors would have to go down in prices as well. This could mean many things for the daily star as to maybe getting more sales this time as to people not buying their content before. I think it is a big risk on him doing this to the Newspaper industry even though they are already in decline.