The study of media industries is looking at how media products are made, how they are distributed/ circulated so that the audience can access them, who owns the production companies and what impact does this and technological develops have on the products and the way we interact with them.
You have already studied one media industry (the Film Industry) so now you need to consider the world of newspaper production. The newspaper industry does have much in common with the film industry for example, conglomerates and independent companies, vertical and horizontal integration and both have been heavily impacted by new digital technologies.
Please work through the tasks and activities in the presentation below to start to see how the newspaper industry works.