Industry - newspapers industry issues





  in 2000 which newspaper had the highest average circulation per month - the sun

in 2020 which newspaper was the lowest selling newspaper - the financial times

can you predict what might happen in the future judging by current trends - newspaper may become not being run 


issues facing the newspaper industry 

-rise of social media news means that newspapers are not the only source of current events 
-said rise of social media news also mean that people are not prepared to pay the fee for many newspapers
-most young people don't have the attention span to read whole long massive articles
-a lot of shops may no longer want to buy and sell newspapers because there is no demand for them, meaning sales decrease further
-a climate conscious younger generation means backlash to environmentally damaging newspapers is more common 
-a rise of online shopping means that people go out less and therefore people physically see newspapers less and therefore buy less of them

1. what are online newspaper paywalls? are they effective? - a paywall is a method of restricting access to online content via a paid subscription. 

2. how are newspapers currently funded?   - newspapers are funded through a combination of external investments, advertisement as well as sale price for the newspapers that have one.

3. what are the roles of the IPSO and IMPRESS - IMPRESS is an independent press regulator in the uk and it was the first to be recognised by the press recognition panel. Unlike IPSO, impress is fully compliant with the recommendations of the Leveson inquiry. 

IPSO exists to promote and uphold the highest professional standards of journalism, and to support members of the public in seeking redress where they believe that the Editors' Code of Practice has been breached

4. what are the circult


the future of news and journalism 

-more 'lifestyle' content online - reflects the audiences obsession with celebrity/popular culture
-UK press are represented an untrustworthy 
-comment based 
-increase of technology AI/robots transforming journalism for the better 















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