Daily Mail and Guardian digital 'minnows',
says News UK chief
Summary of story : This
article focuses on the issue of whether advertising or paywalls are better in
generating revenues. According to News UK chief executive Mike Darcey, he
refers the Daily Mail and the Guardian as "digital minnows". This is
because, they focus on advertising to generate revenue which could lead to
problems in the future. As a result, Darcey favours paywalls as free online
"undermines the incentive for people to pay for print editions".
Key info:
- monthly online readership of almost 300 million
My view: In my opinion, i disagree with the Darcey's view that the Guardian
and Daily Mail are digital minnow, because if companies included paywalls this
could decrease their readership. Although there would be problems if the
companies reply on online advertising as their revenue streaming, this may not
effect their readership if they do not include paywalls.
Jasmine Gardner: News travels fast in cyberspace but can we trust it?
Summary of the story:This article focuses on the issue of whether people can rely on social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook on social issues. According to this article, in the US a third of adults under the age 30 receive the news through social media and half of them are Twitter uses. This clearly establishes the development of new media has impacted individuals' lives, as they no longer need to receive the news by watching terrestrial channels but through social networking sites. As stated in a survey for last year, "
Moreover, he states: "I
might trust my colleague enough to share her gossip about David Moyes but if
she got the information second hand from someone in her “circle of trust”, then
I can only half believe it". It is clear that people cannot trust Facebook
or Twitter as a reliable source of information, especially when a school boy
called Sam Gardiner fooled Twitter into believing that he was Samuel
Rhodes. Significantly, according to a football journalist: "“With
technology, when people chose to be dishonest they can do it at scale". To
add, Twitter has become the primarily "place for
wannabe influencers" and vitally among the public only "15% get
their information from it.
Key info:
- Twitter is now an everyday news source for 55% of opinion formers
My view: In my opinion, I agree to a great extent that Twitter and Facebook cannot be trusted as a reliable source of news for the public. This is because, online there are many perspectives on a specific issue and therefore it would not provide individuals with valid information on a topic.
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