Thursday, 31 March 2022

Revision: newspaper industry: finding explicit examples

Remember, you can find the 'new case studies' for 2022 ONLY by clicking right here

  • Who publishes the Mirror and who publishes The Times?
  • What else do these companies publish?
  • What controversies have these companies been involved in?

Using the 'new case studies'...

  • Find three examples of explicit political bias (eg how is The Mirror left wing and how is The Times right wing?)
  • Find three explicit examples of possible regulatory breaches
  • In what ways are newspapers distributed, and what advantages do these different forms of distribution hold?
  • Find three explicit examples of how the regulation of online newspapers is particularly difficult and problematic
  • Research the current financial situations of the parent companies of both of these newspapers. How has this potentially shaped the output of these newspapers?
  • Explore alternatives to mainstream news sources. Find at least one explicit example