Tuesday, 20 November 2018

Industry Research

  • I personally believe that the net circulation and aggregate advertising expenditure figures are equal to about half of their 2007; due to the technological advancement and demand for the news digitally. Subsequently, this is killing the hard copies of news and sales, as customers believe that reading the news is easy and more straight forward for this generation.  
  • The ABC (Aubit Bureau of circulations) is a non-profit circulation-auditing organisation. It certifies and audits the circulations of major publications, including newspapers and magazines. They deliver industry-agreed standards for media brand measurement of print publications, digital channels and events.
  • In my opinion, I think Sunday papers sell the best out of all the days during the week (including Saturday) as our population have more availability, more free time and usually don't work on a Sunday. Additionally, The Sunday Newspaper includes a different aspect to the normal paper during the week, as it holds diverse information and quality. This makes it more relaxing and comforting, especially on a Sunday. 

  • The leading Broadsheet is The Daily Telegraph (sells 1101 daily copies) 
  • The leading Tabloid is The Sun (sells 3417 daily copies) 
  • The leading Mid Market is The Daily Mail (sells 2974 daily copies)


These newspapers use various pictures, headlines and content to attract and engage their specific audience. 

  • The Guardian Media group is owned by the Scott Trust, a private company whose core purpose is to ensure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian, the papers values are to be honest, fair and bring integrity to the reader. This is shown through the investment of over £1 billion, then with most profits they reinvest into journalism to deliver the best quality news to the audience.
  • In digital distribution, I personally believe the most important brand identity has to be about online websites, as people who commute and other people who have technological devices (for example laptops and tablets) that may not be able to download an application and therefore will be easier for them to access the internet. 
  • According to research by The European Broadcasting Union, The UK newspapers appear to be the least trusted in Europe. It carried out surveys of 1000 members of the public in each of 33 European countries for its Trust in Media report. The Uk by far the least trusted 'written press' of any European country.
  • The Independent Press Standards Organisations are the regulators for most of the Uk's newspapers and magazines. They hold newspapers and magazines to account for their actions, protect individual rights, uphold high standards of journalism and maintain freedom of expression for the press. They make sure that member newspapers and magazines follow the editors code.
  • Print display advertising revenue for the national UK newspapers has grown for the first time in more than seven years, according to a new report on ad expenditure. Display ads in national titles saw revenue growth of 1% year on year in the first quarter of 2018, putting it at a total of £152.6m for the period. Within tabloids print display advertising grew by 3% year on year.



    The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Telegraph



     The Sun
     The Daily Mail
     The Telegraph
    Owned by
    As a broadsheet, it was founded in 1964 as a successor to the Daily Herald; it became a tabloid in 1969 after it was purchased by its current owners. It is published by the News Group Newspapers division of News UK, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
    Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of one of the original co-founders, is the current chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust, while day-to-day editorial decisions for the newspaper are usually made by a team led by the editor, Geordie Greig.
    The Telegraph is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as Daily Telegraph & Courier.
    Audience
    The publication is a tabloid, which mostly people who come from a middle social class prefer means that the stories covered and the style used to present them, and people aged between 15 and 44. 
    The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper published in London. Founded in 1896, it is the United Kingdom's second-biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. According to a previous survey, the Daily Mail's audience was considered to be those of the conservative politic views. 
    At The Telegraph we believe that premium content attracts a premium audience. Across print, digital and third party platforms The Telegraph now reaches 52% of the UK population. That’s 23.1 million people a month (54% of whom are 15-44)

    Online
    Largest News brand in the UK, 96% visited them on their phones.
     The Daily Mail can easily be accessed online, available for viewing and can be seen by anyone who reads it. Articles produced are the same copies in the newspaper.
    The Telegraph can easily be accessed online, available for viewing and can be seen by anyone who reads it. Articles produced are the same copies in the newspaper.
    Circulation
    1,481,876
    1,383,932
    541,036
    Political alignment
    Conservative Political party
    Conservative Political party
    The personal links between the paper's editors and the leadership of the Conservative Party, along with the paper's generally right-wing stance and influence over Conservative activists


    Wednesday, 14 November 2018

    analysis of newspapers

    Analysis of the newspapers: - Newspapers and the differences between them


    Financial Times - pictures to engage the reader - significant people on the front cover to illustrate what/who the stories are based on - does not feature the remembrance poppy

    The Guardian
    - the content is formal and shows the proper news - the positive and negative stories going on in the world.  - displayed in neat columns with a myriad of text - less colour than the tabloids, text and titles are in black and white


    Daily Mail - Less text, therefore a large title covering over half of the front cover. - More colour - Inclusive - the poppy - symbolic - Spice Girls, a well known pop group that is likely to engage fans and those interested in celebrity gossip.

    The Daily Telegraph - Contrasts from the Daily Mail because it focuses on higher social classes as opposed to lower ones; such as The Sun where it discusses celebrity stories and drama, based on false news. - Politics - upper classes - intellectual readers - Small text, to fit more stories/more content 

    Daily Mirror - big story of a hate crime - celebrity drama of Ant and court - large title - advertising of a tv programme 

    Daily Star - offers and compares itself to The Sun on the front cover - '10p cheaper than The Sun' - celebrity stories - informal language - pun/word play - entertaining factors to engage the audience - bold/capital letters 


    Daily Express - large titles covering the front cover - presented as a lower social group newspaper - deals included - suggests the lower social classes also, so they can afford - not as educated to understand complex vocabulary
    The Independent - politics and talks of the environment and parliament - less colour - only in image of Donald Trump - Donald Trump symbolises politics and connects countries because he is the president of America 
    The Times - significant logo between the title symbolises politics and old history - little chnages have been made - shows target audience can be for the older generation and those interested in Brexit and other polititions. - statistics and figures - controversial topics such as cancer, Donald Trump
    Metro - Newspapers such as the Daily Mail and Metro include something 'free' in order to make it more appealing to customers, so they want to purchase or read the article. - offers at the bottom of the page to show its unformal - it promotes deals and discounts. - minimal text 
    The Sun - larger images than newspapers such as The Guardian and The Independent - uses less factual text - main focus on celebrities lives as opposed to the day to day people


    Online Newspapers

    Advantages and Disadvantages of online newspapers

    Advantages -
    • Live updates
    • More practical
    • Favor what you want to see
    • Free (paywalls - Daily telegraph and The Times)
    • Contact papers quickly
    • Comments on news - Audience participation
    • Easy to share
    • More interactive
    Disadvantages - 
    • You need internet
    • Constantly updating 
    • Less accessible to the older generation 
    • More information in the paper
    • Pop ups
    • Long term eye strain
    • Technical errors

    Cultivation Theory

    George Gerbner:


    • The repetition of images, stories etc. begin to shape our beliefs 

    Representation: 

    Teenagers: moody, spotty, lazy
    Muslims: terrorists 
    Gypsy's: caravans, tramp 
    America: fat, loud 
    Doctors: clever, smart 
    Essex Girls: fake 

    Sunday, 11 November 2018

    Newspapers




    CUPPTUNE

    C : CONTINUITY stories that are already in the news,continue to run are updated 
    U : UNEXPECTEDNESS an event that is a shock or out of the ordinary
    P : PERSONALISATION  stories that include human interest 
    P : PROXIMITY  stories that are closer to home 
    T : THRESHOLD the bigger the impact and reach of the story 
    U : UNAMBIGUOUS stories that are easy to understand 
    N : NEGATIVITY  bad news is more interesting 
    E : ELITE PERSONS  stories about important people and powerful nations 

    Jean Baudrillard