Usa Today Characteristics

Twenty-first century reporters fill the airwaves with “news” pertaining to facets of life entirely opposite of awareness and activism. When news regarding anything aside from the lives of celebrities or current pop culture does make the headlines, the story seems presented in a watered-down, somehow censored, fashion; leaving the reader asking more questions than they received answered. As the major methods of mass media become increasingly consumer driven, the great majority are presented with less mentally stimulating material called “news”. As a result, Americans are often less informed, and thus less willing to become involved in, political, social, and economic issues, nation and worldwide. Through the application of relevant and straightforward journalism, like that practiced by Ida B. Wells, the people of this country may be armed with the knowledge needed to have an effect on the events unfolding today that will affect tomorrow.

For many years, American journalism has been remarkably different from other parts of the world, particularly Europe. The European style

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

News reporting in the United States has moved and developed through several successive periods. It begins in the early stages of American history during the colonial period where news was not nearly as important as it is today. We have seen news reporting in the Party Press Era where politics heavily influenced newspaper content. News then reached a greater audience with the establishment of the Penny Press, which also created more relevant newspaper content. In the late 1800s, news reporting in the United States experienced over-dramatization and sensationalism during the Yellow Journalism period.

For decades, the Los Angeles Tribune was a driving force behind the news in Los Angeles. The emergence of the internet and of video news blogs and e-commerce have diminished the importance of printed media and greatly increased competition in the newspaper marketplace. Problems such as the rising cost of paper, and an aging customer based have affected the relevance of the Los Angeles Tribune. Also with the decreased advertising revenue, these have caused the paper to revise its goals.

Life today in the United States is proof that anyone can make change not only in their life, but in the lives of millions. We all owe gratitude for the few that were willing to fight and call on the masses in order to demand equal rights for us all. I believe that we live in a better society today than that of the nineteen sixties. It is my opinion that civil rights have progressed and we live in a better time than ever before. This is my belief, however I'm certain that perspective all depends on what side of the table that you sit on. I think that I can show you that we have evolved, even though we still have a long way to go. But any progress no matter the degree is none the less still progress.

I will begin by explaining five factors from our reading from the textbook and from our class discussions that interfere with Americans’ access to news. I will explain what each factor is and then I will explain its impact on the consumption of news. Firstly, I will show how the decline of printed press affects the quality of the investigative reporting of newspapers. Then, I will show how soft news impedes on Americans’ ability to gain factual information. Next, I will talk about

In the article by Tom Engelhardt, an author tells about journalism during his childhood and how is it different from now. When his was young, New York had 10 major papers like The Daily News, The Daily Mirror, The Herald Tribune and a few magazines: Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Look and etc. Then he thought, that this is the golden era of journalism. All of these papers run the world, people got news from it and it was hard to imagine life without it. But what do we have now? Thousands of papers and magazines appear in our lives. We have a chose what to read today. But these papers are still just papers. We read someone's ideas and thoughts. The main bursting happened when we god online sources, «With the rise of the Internet, we're no

This allowed them to provide more detailed information, reflective analysis and contrasting viewpoints (Monahan 12). Many national newspapers had a larger reporting staff, which means they could produce more flexible stories compared to television media. The content produced was more diverse (Monahan 12). Newspapers like The Times seemed to be people’s first choice because they had really devoted most of their coverage on the attacks and it is known to be a respectable source. They even went as far to adding a special section called, “A Nation Challenged”, which was solely dedicated to the attacks and the aftermath (Monahan

With all of the technology Americans have, it’s easier than ever to have access to the news. Patrons of the media then have to take the information given to them and decipher what’s accurate, unbiased news and what is news that

The history of journalism in the United States has spanned from the first colonist crossing the Atlantic Ocean to today’s mass media. Even before we were a country we had printers and journalists writing and printing stories for the people. Looking back, we can divide journalism history into different time periods and see how news reporting developed over time. Some of these time periods include the Colonial Period which spanned from when the first Pilgrims came to America in the mid 1600’s till the 1760’s. Other periods include the Revolution period which picked up from the colonial period till the early 1780’s. The period of Westward Expansion lasted from the 1800 to the 1830’s, then there was the Civil War Period which spanned from the 1840’s till the 1860’s. Finally, the Interpretative Period which lasted from 1930’s and continues to today. Looking back at these time periods we can see what was considered “news” and what was “newsworthy”, the dominate issues of the periods, and how far we have come as a society from those issues.

Moreover, going along with how European features are often coveted, when there are mixed people who share features of Asians and whites a microaggression against monoracial people of color arises. I am half Chinese and half Cambodian but I get told things like, “You have such big eyes,” and asked, “Are you half Asian and half white?” It’s offensive because they are implying that it’s impossible to 1.) Have big eyes as an Asian person 2.) Be beautiful with “standard Asian features.” Mixed people are assumed to be more attractive, and this negates the beauty of monoracial people of color and always rewards people who have European features. It also exotifies mixed people because they deviate from the American society’s traditional beauty standards

This documentary begins with several clips announcing the demise of significant newspapers that had been around for more than 100 years. One of them the Rocky Mountain News which was previously located in Denver, CO, published its last article in 2009. Brian Williams, NBC journalist for The Nightly News states “the obituary column these days is full of the death notices of American daily newspapers.” According to Sarah Ellison, former Media Reporter for the Wall Street Journal, “people are fascinated with the demise of this great institution.” Many are just waiting for The New York Times to be the next to claim bankruptcy and close its doors forever. Although the situation is grim,The New York Time monitors the changes closely through the Media Desk that it created in 2008 to report any changes in the media industry.

The New York Times has a strong brand presence, name and equity in the United States. According to Michael Hirschorn, contributing editor at the Atlantic, “You really can trace almost any major story these days to something that originally appeared in The Times. The problem is that once it reaches the public, they may not even know it came from The Times.” Readers of The New York Times are extremely loyal as well. A daily issue is priced at $2.50 compared to $2.00 for the Wall Street Journal and $1.00 for USA Today. In addition, within nine months, 390,000 consumers have subscribed to www.nytimes.com for a premium price of approximately $4.00 a week [Table B] and 70% of print subscribers have taken

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