The Pros And Cons Of Print Journalism

In her comic-style article you can see there is a lot of visuals as you go through the reading. The visuals throughout the article helps the readers get her ideas more clearly than a regular article with no images. For example, on the first page of the article she talks about homophily and even though she gives the definition before the word, the picture of her in a flock of birds can help the reader understand and visually see that homophily means the groups we associate ourselves that have similar views to us. Not only do the visuals help the reader understand her argument but it also makes the reader look more

Clay Shirky who wrote Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable (1993) argues that society doesn’t need newspapers society needs journalism to save society. Shirky supports this argument by giving a historical background to the problems newspapers face and how the problems have developed over time and the solutions society has came up with. The blogger concludes that in order for journalism to go farther new models must be created in place of past molds. Shirky directs this blog toward the current and future generations in attempt to motivate new models and methods of journalism.

I know that, sometimes, instead of verbally telling my friend I hope she feels better (due to whatever reason) I text her a photo of a cat in a sweater. This image directly influences her mood in a way that my words may not have. I’m fascinated with the idea of the “non-linear, inconsistent, and unpredictable” ways images are distributed “within and across multiple networks.” The only control a human has over an image is its creation (if it is a graphic) and the very first place it is posted. This does not account for how individual humans will encounter the image, just its production and composition. Furthermore, the person creating the image will lose control over who views the image (the intended and unintended audiences). This is what leads to the transformation and possible satirization or an inversion of intent (protest versus call-to-action). This form of distribution and interpretation reminds me of how literature is void of authorial intent once it enters the public domain, depending on who encounters the text. Gries states this phenomena well when she writes that rhetoric “generates a multiplicity of consequences.” I think for this reason, it is incredibly hard to pinpoint the basic implications and methodology of visual rhetoric, as supported by the fact that Gries book, while engaging and interesting, is over 600 pages

The context of production and the context of consumption are the two dimensions that are relevant to the reason the message is being communicated. The fact that the only information about the writer of the article is a first name at the bottom of the page signifies that who wrote the article is not significant, but who owns it may be. Inquisitr, the media outlet producing the representation, is a news website whose goal is to publish the latest trending news and to ensure that readers “never miss the internet’s hottest stories.” According to the available audience demographics, the most popular section that readers browse is the celebrity and entertainment section and the site’s target audience is women, people with some college education, and people who work from home. Evidently, Inquisitr is built and branded as a site for the every day internet user. As a result, substantial, quality news is not the priority, but rather quick and compelling articles that have the potential to go viral. The story of Harold Henthorn and the death of his wife then is not written as the tragedy that it is, or even as a legal recount of the case, but as a brief, flashy murder mystery story that intrigues and engrosses the reader. Production and consumption of a representation, therefore, are not independent, but tightly linked in a way that creates the general

The authors first cartooning job was for The Griffin, the weekly student newspaper at Canisius College Honor Program. Mr. Zyglis is the Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist, his cartoons have appeared in many publications around the world: The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Zyglis’s work also appeared in 3 different magazines: The Week, The Time, and MAP Magazine. The author’s work was so great at the newspaper, in 2003 he won first place National Award from the Associated Collegiate Press and the Universal Press Syndicate Awards known as “National Headliner Award,” were given to the author in 2007, 2011, and 2015, the author was also awarded The Grambs Aronson Cartooning with a conscience award in 2015. The author was sponsored by the Atlanta City Press Club for the recognition of his cartoons. Every week the Mr. Zyglis releases 5 cartoons images that he made for the newspaper. The author published this image in 2012 and some of his awards were in 2015, it only comes to show the audience how much more credibility is given to Mr.

Why are comics not appreciated as much as the dry narratives of novels in the literary world? A comic is composed of symbols to express concepts shared by all people in their own social environment, and provide more tools than conventional art to truly show artistic intention.

Many people associate colorful pages full of images with childishness, and therefore to be taken less seriously as a work of literature or with no lasting literary merit. However, the way that it portrays what the Jews endured during the Holocaust enlightens the readers. The drawings, which depicted gruesome and inhumane scenes like being beaten and starvation, created a different experience as opposed to novels because the images are much more expressive than words. In addition, You can see what the author himself is trying to show through the illustrations. For example, some readers have troubles visualizing a scene or place, but the pictures make up for it. This pulls even the reluctant or disabled readers since it helps them understand the text better. In Maus I, Spiegelman shows a sketch of how Vladek and his friends hid from the Nazis. In order to avoid being caught, they “made a brick wall filled high with coal. Behind this wall we could be a little safe” (110). Some people wouldn’t be able to understand what Vladek meant, so the drawing assists them along the story. This makes them comprehend what’s happening because the pictures expresses the text. Graphic novels bring in various audience since art is

Comics, a medium used to express ideas via images and pictures, can be traced back to the cave period when humans communicated ideas and thoughts using paintings and pictures. However, as humans began to use words to communicate with one another, paintings and pictures as a mode of communication took a backseat. They began to be used only for visual impact whenever needed. In course of time, other than oral communication, written communication and print media were considered effective means of communication. Various genre like novels, poems, short stories, essays were all realized and accepted by scholars as resources to be used when educating children and adults. Inspite of the many famous comics – be it

Similarly, comics aren’t simply words and pictures put together without a specific mixture of the two. There is much chemistry that allows each comic strip to stand out from the next strip. McCloud shows many ways in which words and pictures can be used in comic, he says “The different ways in which words and pictures can combine in comics is virtually unlimited.” (741) He covers only a very short list of the different ways for combining words and pictures to create different styles in comics. A few examples given were word specific, picture specific, and duo specific combinations. Word specific combinations need the help of words because the illustration cannot stand on its own to tell the complete story. Picture specific combinations are illustrations that tell the complete action but have added words as an additional “soundtrack”, as McCloud calls it. The duo specific combinations show a strip of clear illustration and words that tell the same story with or without one another. This same idea is shown in the article “Great Presentations: Tips from Great Presenters”; Ken Krogue introduces the idea that a person should be able to know if they are comfortable with what they are about to speak about if they don’t use note cards. He rhetorically asks the readers, "Could I speak without notes? One way to measure how prepared and passionate you are is whether you need

Comics have brought a light to heavy topics that are hard to talk about. In nineteen

Man has utilized graphics since before writing was invented to communicate their thoughts and feelings, and while for a period, the combination of both image and written word remained underutilized, the core idea behind ‘comics’ or ‘graphic novels’ continued to develop. The subject of these graphics range from early humans attempting to communicate information about animal migration patterns painted on the walls of caves, to mythological stories painted onto the surface of pottery. These images are made to be informative, or entertaining, but in general fail to deliver a message that moves beyond the delivery of information, and between good and bad. In both pre and post-World War II comic books failed to be much more than entertaining propaganda. Yet, eventually comics shifted towards darker, more psychological themes, and with this change in style came additional recognition and popularity for graphic stories as a medium. Following these developments, many have claimed that the driving force behind the economic and critical success of graphic stories created in this era was primarily due to the improvements in production values and sheer mass of content created. However, it is more likely that the change in subject matter affected the perception of comics due to the ability to evoke emotion in a fashion that just words and just pictures could not do by themselves. The graphic narrative’s unique ability to demand the reader become a witness to the horrors of the

The media and the public have had a relationship that has existed for centuries. Through the media, people become aware of events and issues occurring around them. As a result, they make educated decisions. Therefore, the media serve as witnesses of the events happening within our societies and then report them to us. That said, could journalism have a significant political impact in our societies? It is through the media that governments and their citizens communicate. For instance, people communicate by protesting and voting, governments respond by amending the issues affecting the public. It is also through the media that potential political leaders gain recognition. Therefore, the answer is yes, because, journalism causes the spread

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

A Comparison of Two Different Newspapers In the following essay, I intend to compare the differences and similarities in which two different newspapers - a tabloid (The Mirror) and a broadsheet (The Times) report the same story. I will be looking at the presentation and the use of language as well as the basics of how the story is put forward and told. Both papers are reporting the same story in which Prince Philip made a statement along the lines that 'guns are no more dangerous than cricket bats' following a shooting at a school in Dunblane in Scotland. In general there are many differences between tabloids and broadsheets.

In 1760, The Boston News-Letter was the first newspaper to be continuously published in the United States. A 250-year legacy of printed news could not have lasted if it newspapers didn't not have it uses. Aside from the entertainment value, newspapers exist for the main purpose of bringing news of international, national, and local news to the doorsteps of the people. Without such frequent and stable form of communication, it would be difficult for any nation to call itself a free democracy. Today however, it cannot be expected that newsprint will last forever. Statistical data firmly suggests newspapers around the world are falling both in number and circulation. The past several years have been difficult for newspapers as other news