Showing posts with label Newspapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Newspapers. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Cross-media Convergence


 Starter - Define the following

1) Cross-media convergence
    - This is when two or more media's come together
    - E.g When the music industry and the film industry come together or when old media (like
      magazines) now distribute there information over the internet, new media.
    - An example would be the 'James Bond film Skyfall' and the 'single released by Adele Skyfall'.
    - Its not just products, it is also used as a method of advertising.

2) Synergy
    - Things that naturally go together
    - Companies work together to to promote linked products across different media.


THE DEFINITION 




What would you expand a news website to these days? (Teenagers)
1) Apple
    - Apps
2) Android 
    - Apps
3) Twitter
    - Account that is regularly updated with links to the site
    - Put comments and respond
4) FaceBook/ Tumblr
    - Account that is regularly updated with links to the site
    - Shorter versions of the stories
5) Printed forms of the paper near schools or in schools
6) Youtube account
    - Daily Update
7) Magazines
    - A magazines editions

Advertisements (Teenagers)
1) Youtube
2) Popups on websites
3) App popups
4) Around schools and colleges
5) Leaflets given to schools and colleges
6) Social Networking
    - Twitter
    - Facebook
    - Tumblr
7) News letters/ Mailing Lists
    - Subscriptions
    - `Free
8) On the side of buses
9) In the Toilets 

Most people ignore adverts they see in magazines which is why companies try to make adverts to that they jump out at your forcing you too look.

Thursday, 27 February 2014

Newspapers Introduction


There are three types;
- Local
- National
- Sunday (Supplements)

The type of newspaper depends on which newspaper;
- The Government or the Royal family has power over certain newspapers.

The biggest media ownership
- News International
  - Times, sun, sunday etc
- Politics
  - Media has more power than government
     - Views are manipulated by media
- Press Barons
  - Incredibly rich people that own newspapers
  - Have power and money

There are three main things that the ownership of newspapers have;
- Control
- Power
- Influence