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Chapter 3 & Chapter 12

Chapter 3 & Chapter 12. Newspapers Expanding Delivery News and Information: Getting Personal. Fitch Group Exec. – Fitch Ratings.

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Chapter 3 & Chapter 12

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  1. Chapter 3 & Chapter 12 Newspapers Expanding Delivery News and Information: Getting Personal

  2. Fitch Group Exec. – Fitch Ratings “In 2009 and 2010, all the two-newspaper markets will become one-newspaper markets. . . And you will start to see one-newspaper market become no-newspaper markets.”

  3. News “Concepts about what the public should know, when they should know it and who should decide what the public needs to know.”

  4. Newspapers • 1690 – 1920 – Only mass news media available.

  5. Newspapers Today • Part of large media companies rather than family run-operations • Primarily depend on advertising • Newsstand sale subscriptions • Experiencing staff cuts - newspapers have declined since the 1970’s, especially among youth. • 1990s - Newspapers offer Internet editions • Use syndicates - Associated Press, Reuters • Regional editions • Computers

  6. Government Restrictions

  7. Non- IndependentIndependent Press • 1690 - Publick Occurrences –America’s First Newspaper. • “Published by Authority” – approval by the British Government • 1721 - James Franklin started New England Courant, first independent Press • 1733 – John Zenger from the New York Weekly Journal – arrested & jailed for attacking governor.

  8. Early Newspapers Publick Occurrences The New-England Courant

  9. Early Newspapers

  10. 1734 - Freedom of the Press Precedent • Seditious Language – language that authorities believe could insight rebellion against the government. • Libelous – False statement that damages a person by questioning their character or reputation.

  11. 1798 – Alien and Sedition Laws • Anyone who, “shall write, print, or publish . . . False, scandalous, and malicious writing or writings against the government of the U.S. or either house of the Congress of the U.S., or the President of the U.S.” could be fined up to $2,000 and jailed for two years.” • Lasted two years. • Read p. 51

  12. Newspaper Expansion

  13. Newspaper Expansion-19th century technology – cheaper newsprint, mechanized printing, telegraph, railroad • Frontier Journalism • Ethnic Newspapers • 1827 – John B. Russworm & Samuel Cornish, 1st African American paper, Freedom’s Journal – 1829 • 1847 - Fredrick Douglass’s North Star • 1828 – Elias Boudinot, 1st Native American Newspaper, Cherokee Phoenix – 183 • Protest Revival in 1960’s • Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement, Gay Rights Movement

  14. Cheap Press • Penny Press in 1833 • Sensationalism, Gossip, Giveaways, color press, comics, color comics • Mid 1850’s - Unionization & Professionalism, Code of Ethics, Coincides with the War (Photos) • Tabloids in 1920’s

  15. Photos in Press Civil War – Mathew Brady First News Photographer

  16. Listen to this report • Special bulletin about the first bombing of London, 1000 dead, 2000 injured. P. 257

  17. Other Media Emerges in Popularity • 1920’s - Radio (1899) - WWII • Read p. 57 • Television - 1950’s (1907) • Add graphics and vivid color • Internet -

  18. Today’s News, p. 263 1980 - Ted Turner’s - CNN MSNBC

  19. Internet - Blogs & Social Media, p. 267 • Blogs • Twitter • YouTube

  20. How do Newspapers Survive?

  21. Challenges Facing Newspapers • The challenge facing newspaper owners today is how to make money with something people can get for free? How to make a profit in a world of excess information? • National advertisers buy much more television time than printed newspaper space, but small community businesses still need local newspapers to advertise their products and services.

  22. Today’s Internet Editions • More popular than paper editions • Chat rooms • Archived stories

  23. Adjustments Made • All-platform journalists “one man band”– write the story, take pictures, shoot video and edit • Digital Journalists – report live with laptops, cell phones cameras.

  24. How can Newspapers Maintain Their Existence in the Digital Media Age? • Content? • Teen Sections – Wall Street Journal H.S. classroom • Daycare Beat – Charlotte Observer • Women’s Sports • Expansion Audience? • Producing Spanish Language Editions for Newspapers – Language Translators • Internet Components? • Make More Interactive Components • How to make money from internet • Page 267-268

  25. Chris Anderson, Editor & Chief of Wired • Newspaper Discussion

  26. The End

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