News and Online Media Quiz

Online News and Media Quiz (Taylor Lyons) 14/11/2019

1. Production: the process of making a media product. Every industry has its own forms of production. 3
2. Distribution: the process of making a media product available to audiences so that they can consume it, which includes aspects of marketing such as creating advertising campaigns. 3
3. Circulation: The number of newspapers that have been distributed but not sold. Circulation figures are important as they are used to set advertising rates. 3

 

2. The typical turnaround time for print news is around 24 hours. 3

 

3. In the last 19 years, circulation figures have dropped significantly, this is because of the growth of online and digital media, this is commonly known as Web 2.0. In the last decade, the Sun has declined circulation figures at -9%. This is due to news being widely available online instead of newspapers. 0

The Guardian declines 75%

The Independent declines 100%

 

4. Wealthy Owners/Proprietors (Usually own media outlets and have power for shaping opinions using the media.) 3

 

5. Scott Hugh, He is the CEO of the Guardian.  0

  The Barclay brothers/Rupert Murdoch

 

6.  The Barclays Brothers own TDGM which own the daily mail, the daily mirror, and more. They have the power to shape public opinion using media and are very wealthy. They can be seen as media barons. 3

 

7. The daily mail & The guardian. 0

  News Uk

  DMG Media

 

8. Both newspapers are involved in political events and have the power the shape opinions and mock other Parties. The daily mail is a far right wing newspaper, this means that they are biased towards the conservatives and UKIP, This leads them to make stories that make readers in favour of the right wing. This causes a political affiliation as The Guardian are a left wing newspaper that are in favour of the labour party and mildly communist. 0

 

9. Socialism is a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. 5

 

10. Capitalism is an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. 5

 

11. Newspapers owners and organisations are aware of their ability to shape the public opinion with their say. A newspaper that favours right wing can mock any left wing views to make the readers think that the right wing is the party to vote for and be in favour for, this has a big impact on any political events. The same can be done by any left wing favoured newspapers. The newspapers are able to ‘Cultivate’ different views in any political sense or with other topics that are not political. 3

 

12. The Guardian’s print subscription cost is £5.99/Month. 3

  £11.99

 

13. The Mail’s print subscription is £10.99/Month, and it has no digital subscription. 3

 

14. The Guardians newspaper print cost is £2 while the Mail’s newspaper print cost is 65p. 0

  Guardian = £.20

  Daily Mail = 70p

 

15. Modern print news is created using a method called offset printing. Offset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface. They require large amounts of material. This method requires highly skilled and trained employees. 1