Introduction to News
What is News? new information mainly about recent events. a broadcast or published report of news information not previously known to someone a person or thing considered interesting enough to be reported in the news fake news less information more entertaining political about power and persuasion profit about making money inform, educate, entertain, profit and influence/persuade Facts: Newspapers are not PBS (like the BBC) they are commercial publications. Over three quarters (77.8%) of the British press is owned by a handful of billionaires. Over a quarter (27.3 per cent) the press is owned by Lord Rothermere and 24.9 per cent by Rupert Murdoch - between them these two men have over 50 per cent of the printed press. Newspapers and their online publications (example of synergy / convergence) are not legally obliged to provide a un-bias public information service. There are ethical and moral codes of press conduct but the printed press is self regulatory industry. F...