In terms of the attitude toward the publication of UGC, this dissertation begins by reviewing publication in print. There were 340 community newspaper website managers who answered the question about the importance generally of publishing UGC. Of those 134, 39.4% of respondents stated publishing UGC was very important, 117, which represents 34.4% stated it was important, only 3 respondents stated that it was unimportant to allow the public the opportunity to submit UGC. Overall, there were 30 respondents, 8.8%, who believed it is somewhat to very unimportant to publish UGC in print (see table 1). As it relates to photography, community newspaper website managers believed it was more important to allow the public to submit photographs, 150 …show more content…
These descriptive statistics provide a baseline to show attitude toward UGC and offer a line of comparison for answering RQ9, which seeks to explain the difference in attitude of community newspaper website managers toward publishing UGC online. The descriptive data shows a slightly different story when it comes to how important community newspaper website managers consider publishing UGC online. When these managers answered generally about the importance of publishing UGC online there were 100 respondents, 30.7%, who consider it somewhat important to publish UGC online. A total of 232, 71.2%, consider it at least somewhat important to publish UGC online. There were 94 respondents, 28.8%, who considered it at least somewhat unimportant to publish UGC online. This is more than three times the percentage of respondents who had something representing a negative attitude toward the overall importance of publishing of UGC in print. The trend toward a more negative attitude toward publishing UGC online continued in terms of UGC photography. The largest number of respondents 100, 30.4%, stated it was important to publish UGC photography online. Overall, 252 respondents, 76.6%, of respondents possess a positive attitude toward the publication of UGC photography online. Meanwhile, 77 respondents, 23.4%, considered the publication of UGC photography online somewhat unimportant or less. In this instance, the respondents again were nearly three times as
Photojournalism has long been considered to have a tradition of reflecting the truth. It has been a major element in newspaper and magazine reporting since the early 20th century. It was probably only about a century ago when people believed that what they saw in photographs was factual. This impact of visual image as seen by the viewer was based on the old belief that "the camera never lies". Wheeler says that photojournalism has "acquired a special standing in the public mind, a confidence that photo can reflect reality in a uniquely compelling and credible way." (Wheeler T, 2002, p. 3) This acquisition is formed by a creation of a powerful picture, which is the combination of both truthfulness and visual impact. "In general,
Even though USA Today is a national newspaper, it is written in shorter piece and sprinkled with eye catching, colorful photos, graphs, and charts designed to address the needs of a sound-byte generation, which are never consider by any other media source and it makes the USA Today’s content refreshing and more engaging than other papers. Because of this the USA Today’s circulation grew rapidly from roughly 350,000 in 1982 to approximately 5.9 million daily print and online readers today. When comparing USA Today with other competitors like the Wall Street Journal, which has 2.12 million subscriptions and the New York Times, which has 1.58 million subscriptions, the USA Today remains the number one print newspaper and USAToday.com, is the internet’s top sites for news and
The case is important because it belongs in a very new category of journalism. Online journalism, which has been established with vast technological advancements, poses many different advantages and disadvantages
With new advances in technology online, many newspapers have interactive quizzes, graphics, and polls to connect with the reader. At NASH 79 I hope to see how other newspapers use technology to improve their readers' experience. I would want to find out ways in which The Cord could build a stronger online presence after attending NASH 79. Social media can be a great way for newspapers to gather feedback from their readers. NASH 79 could demonstrate how to add polls to help generate more reader feedback. The Cord would benefit with me attending NASH 79 since I could gather new ways on how to ingrate social media with our organization.
Tom and the USA today team faced a new rapidly developing internet information boom. News was not just becoming accessed more by digital sources, but it was being created or changed into digital sources of information. The internet had created, in the context of the news industry, a disruptive outlet to the newspaper production, sales, and distribution. Whole new infrastructures and business strategy focused on web design, rapid information updates, media outlets, and becoming more up to date with the current technological trends in news, information, and communications. With that, Tom realized that the business expand and use its core competencies in content distribution into three formats, which would allow USA today to impact different market segments with one of three particular product/service changes. With the new divisions, the overall strategy would need to become more ambidextrous to guide and coordinate the branches under a single
The internet is our modern source for news media; the importance of the newspaper has not only declined, it is in a sense, obsolete. We now turn to the internet for opinions, news, and entertainment. Even though the way in which we consume information (PBS) has changed, the importance of an unrestricted and watchful media has not changed. (Magleby, Light, & Nemacheck, 2010)
From the whole article, the author exerts many object opinions particularly when he describes the advantages and disadvantages of both news office and user-generated contents. The readers will be more persuasive to what contents the author provides in the passage and they can better distinguish which is the best choice for them to follow according to the expertise of carrying foreign
The main challenge that news and media outlets face every day is technology. There are several categories under technology that affect how successful an outlet like USA Today can be. As technology advances, we are moving toward electronic versions instead of print because of faster access with lower costs. As it takes less money to start a website to promote information than it does to start a print version of a publication, today there are many more sources that consumers have access
Many industries are experiencing challenges in today’s economy. One industry that has experienced extreme challenges is the newspaper industry. Over the past decade, newspaper sales have been declining rapidly (Johnson, Goidel, & Climek, 2014). Many elements in today’s economy and social changes are responsible for these challenges. USA Today has worked hard to combat these challenges. Even though the circulation of newspapers has declined, USA Today’s hard work has allowed the company to have the largest print circulation (Ferrell, & Hartline, 2014).
USA Today is a well-known newspaper company who dominates print news in the United States. Currently reaching nearly three million readers, USA Today has climbed their way to the top by evaluating and consistently re-evaluating their strategies to maintain and grow their consumer base, which consists of businessmen, professionals, and politicians (About USA Today). One of their greatest strengths is the wide range of their distribution. USA Today distributes newspapers in all fifty of the United States as well as parts of Canada and the United Kingdom (About USA Today). Their content is styled in an easy to read and understand way, making it more desirable to their readership versus other competitors’ newspapers. The company has established a well-recognized design for their newspaper, making it stand out among its competitors. USA Today is a “go-to” choice for consumers who daily read the newspaper.
Problem Statement: The advent of internet brought about both challenges and opportunities for the newspaper industry. On one hand, it required redesigning a new product suited for online customers and on the other it was an opportunity to reach to 123 million potential customers in this category. Thus to keep up with the pace of emerging digitization in every field, like all newspapers, New York Times also added online reading in their product portfolio. However it only worsened the crisis the newspaper was already going through. The operating profit declined by more than 76% from 234Mn$ in 2010 to a mere 57Mn$ in 2011. The circulations were steadily declining and the new online advertising could not compensate for print advertising
This article reaches out to an older crowd of adults or even some teens in their later years. This article being compared to my other
The newspaper industry is undergoing a radical change in three primary areas caused by technology. First, the underlying two-sided business model is changing. With the Advent of internet, news content is easily and freely available from various sources but lacks quality journalism and credibility. Revenues from online advertising are not large enough to compensate for decline in revenues from print advertising & subscription. Newspaper industry is experiencing new realm of new content delivery and in process of understanding and establishing sustainable sources and
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 Chronicle Gazette is one of today’s leading newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of 225,000 customers. Over the past few years, it has been facing a steady decline in its customer base and revenues. This is mainly due to the increase of people using the internet as their means of gathering news and information. The