The Times - Introduction:


The Times - Introduction:

Blog Tasks


Read the About Us page of the Times website and answer the following questions:

1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name?

The Times was founded in 1785 and it started using the name in 1788.

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?

John Walter intended to include politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and amusements in the first edition of the papers.

3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times?

 The pages political views frequently supports the conservative party while remaining a bit more indifferent to other right leaning papers. 

4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?

The Times today is currently owned by News UK and editorial integrity is protected by designs to protect the editorial independence of The Times by the owner.  

5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?

In 2010 The Times introduced a hard paywall of their websites due to failing revenue and to sustain stability.

6) What was The Times named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?

In 2018 The Times was named for having one of the most restrictive paywalls among publishers.

7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?

The Editorial Stands about The Times is committed to high standards by abiding the codes of practise enforced by independent press.  

8) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor? 

The section of ownership about The Times states that it is currently owned by News UK and the current editor is Tony Gallagher.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Music video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

Image
Music video: Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor   1) What do we know about the Arctic Monkeys audience? Think demographics, psychographics and how they got into the band. Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band from Sheffield and the members were friends in school. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by the music video for I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor? Music being played in time and in front of the audience proving that they're actually using their musical skills such as playing an instrument or singing into the microphone without lip-syncing. 3) Pick out three particular shots, scenes or moments in the video that would  particularly appeal to Arctic Monkeys fans. Why did you choose those moments? I think this moment is appealing because it's an instrumental and gives the group a chance to show their skills instrumentally and live.  I think this moment is appealing because when they're playing they're giving it their all as...
Read more

Audience Effects Theory

Audience Effects Theory 1. Write a definition of a  passive  audience A passive audience is when the audience take in information for the media. 2)  Write a definition of an  active  audience An active audience is the modern and generally and accepted view that audiences interreact with. 3) Write a definition of the  hypodermic needle  theory  The hypodermic needle is when the audience is always passive and will always take the message from the producer 4) Write down a  media product  (e.g. TV show, newspaper or videogame)   for each category of Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory and  WHY  it fits that particular audience use/gratification. The first one is done for you. I think the show Falling into your smile falls under the relationships category because it's about caring for others and forming relationships. However it's also like Identity and Diversion/Entertainment, identity because it has things in co...
Read more

Film Industry: Final index

  Film Industry: Final index 1.   Film Industry: Marketing - Marvel Cinematic Universe 2.   Film Industry: Black Widow   3.  Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake For your index, it needs to link to  YOUR  blogpost for each piece of work so you can access your previous work quickly and easily. Remember to click on 'View blog' before copying the URL.  The index means if you have missed anything you can now catch up with the work/notes and won't underperform in future assessments/exams due to gaps in your knowledge. If you're not sure how to do this, here's a video I did during lockdown that shows how you create an index using Blogger: 1.  Film Industry: Marketing - Marvel Cinematic Universe 2.  Film Industry: Black Widow 3.  Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake
Read more