Essay Plan

Most of the traditional media's attempts to compete with new and digital media have been to little and too late. Does your case study support this view? (48 marks)


Pay-wall:

• The sun and the times
• Audiences disappearing 
• Print sales falling
• Mike darcy
• David Simon 'Build the wall' (QUALITY)
• The mail are invaluable

Social Networking sites

• Twitter and facebook = the spread of news
• Effect on institutions

UGC

• Less need for journalists
• Blog-posts
• Better for institutions
• Citizen journalism - closer to action

Galtung and Ruge

• News values - Immediacy