Journalistic and Commercial News Value: News Organizations as Patrons of an Institution and Market Actors

It being the leading source of news since the printing press. We put our faith in the media to report accurate facts unbiasedly. Between 1983 and now the media industry has consolidated from 50 individual companies to 6. That means that though the impression given is that there are a multitude of sources to attain information, the messages being communicated are all one in the same. The limitation of media sources cause a ripple effect of limited information, allowing these companies to control the public’s perception on

The purpose of this report is to analyse journalism practices employed in newspaper reporting across different outlets and to analyse if the practice was in line with the media

Augie Fleras and John Lock Kunz further the argument, pointing out that what appears as mainstream and unbiased is, in actuality, socially constructed. Fleras and Kunz point out that news items (i.e. the events or issues that are covered) are chosen by personnel (such as editors) on the basis of personal, institutional, corporate, and commercial priorities. 7 In other words, the news media is market driven. The mainstream news media, therefore, are not merely

Writing skills such as selection and slanting are often used by the press in reporting news. The role of the media is to inform the public on what is going on since we live in an era that information is the driving force of economic advancement. In Birk and Birks essay, they describe the criteria and pattern that is used by the press in their news development, which is selection, slanting and charged language. Selection is a way we formulate an idea based on

Thussu (1998) said that it is a journalists duty to explain the information they were providing and not “indulge in cheap ‘event journalism.’

Robert J. Samuelson’s factual article, “Picking Sides for the News,” is an essay that describes the different views and opinions on American news by American citizens. Samuelson claims that most Americans see people in the news business as “sloppy, biased, and self-serving.” He states that the news industry is divided by political views; Republican and conservative, and Democratic and liberal. Based on your political standpoint, you may find different news stations more supportive than others. Samuelson shows support to his viewpoint that many news companies “make news rather than just report it.”

Unfortunately many people forget that every news medium is a company. While they may exist to bring you information, they’re still a business that’s wants to make money. After every major event you can turn

Until the 1980s, the control of the media was in the hands of the national government. From then, the control shifted to private outlets and by the 1990’s, there were more than fifty multinational companies who controlled it (“Mass Media”). Today, only about six major companies control the larger fraction of media in America (Williams, Par. 1). Norman Solomon wrote in the New Political Science Journal that most reporters and editors work for just a few huge companies. These journalists and editors are on the payroll for “mega-media institutions”, of which, only about six exist (Solomon 297). How much will the public learn if these companies generally control the output of information?

Facing a sea of information, newsmakers have to make decisions for a small number of news to be generated. This process involves selective manners, which are also the making of representation. Journalists take into account of audience, news sources, standard of news making, ownership, and social setting. A mix of consideration will decide which is newsworthy based on the nature of events.

Ultimately all news items presented on both television and radio are newsworthy and as each bulletin is looking to cater towards a different audience, they have been compiled with different intentions so it cannot be said that one news bulletin is superior to another. Depending on the news and issues that are important to said audience a different news bulletin will be sought

This research has been conducted due to the fact that some researchers have claimed that “journalism is dying” whilst others have argued that “journalism is not dying but is simply evolving” (Blatchford: 2014). This has been a much contested debate triggered by the decline of news circulation from traditional news sources i.e. newspapers, television and radio together with the technological advances of the internet and social media (Cub Reporters: 2010). This has raised many questions and firstly, this dissertation will assess whether the rise of social media has led to the decline of news circulation from traditional news sources. Secondly, this paper will look at what the advantages and disadvantages of using social media as a news distributor are for professional journalists and the general public. Lastly, this study aims to investigate

The subject of power, inequality, capitalistic persuites, profitability all influences the quality of news people receive and the objectivity shown within the news dissemination. In a critical media scrutiny Chomsky and Edward S. Herman in a book called The political Economy of the mass media( Pantheon, 1988) provide a methodical ‘propaganda Model’ and it’s ‘filters’ that clearly depicts the deeds of the corporate news agencies in the United states. Thus being Media ownership, Advertising, Media sourcing and ‘flack’." Although propaganda is not the sole function of the media, it is "a very important aspect of their overall service" (p. xi), especially "in a world of concentrated wealth and major conflicts of class interest" (p.1).

In a contemporary society, the role of journalism is a varied one that covers many different aspects of people’s lives. As more and more outlets spring up around the world, many more stories are able to be covered by different outlets, and this means that journalism takes on a more and more important role in a contemporary society. Much of our lives centre on political and social happenings, and journalistic outlets are the public’s way of finding all the information on these event. Journalism also provides us with a way of finding out which of these stories are important and deserve our attention, and which stories can be ignored. The important role of journalism can be well observed in the recent coverage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) in both New Zealand and around the world. This is a ground breaking economic deal, and holds a great deal of importance for the 800 million citizens of the countries involved, as well as the rest of the world. With worldwide coverage of this deal, it is inevitable that different types of reporting occurs, and that different outlets will provide different accounts. With so many different journalism outlets around the world and locally, many have to have a way of standing out from the crowd. This means that some extremely different coverage of very similar stories can occur. However it can also simply be down to different ownership, differing political views, and different socio-economic environments. Two outlets with

“Congress win Gurdaspur by 1.93 Votes”. This is today’s Indian Express front page Headline. What this sentence makes you think? Is it affecting you in some way or not? If you think for a couple of seconds on this, you will find that it affects you in many ways. Another Headline reads “Gorakhpur In Maharashtra, Hospitals Count Infant Deaths”, Why this story is important to you? What is the purpose of all these things? What importance does this kind of writings have in a country? Who writes all this? What exactly is this? If you don’t understand this, you must recall the famous quote of the British Politician who once said, “Press is the fourth-estate of Democracy.” You might have got a hint that the article is focusing on Journalism. Check the several aspects you should know if you are considering Journalism as a career option. Check Delhi School of Journalism Admission process.

The overview of the subject matter is that the big worry is that quality will decline Journalists are employed to check their facts and they get checked in turn by editors who question the reliability of their sources; we trust the paper’s brand not the individual journalist. Social media could be reliable, but how would we know? This is equally true then it comes to bias. But the fact of the matter is journalism is more credible and if we lose credibility in the information we get everything could fall for speculation. The authors’ thesis is we should not stand for the decline of journalism as a profession but support our right to have valuable information