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With the modernization of the world to the digital age, there is also now the separation of the usage of social networking behind connecting with the local constituency with some using it as a main tool and others resorting to the previous norm of newspapers, television and meeting with their constituents, of which Assemblyman…

things like Twitter, where news is easily accessible with real-time updates, there is a demand for instant news stories that quickly inform. Newspapers cannot cater to the majority of the population because of how easy it is to press a few buttons on your phone to view the New York Times’ Facebook page. In the past most people got news from daily newspapers or from cable TV programs, but now simply logging onto various social media sites can give you the news quickly and efficiently. Over 10…

ownership in the Canadian newspaper industry tend to centralize around money and making a profit. The three main effects that can be seen through concentrated ownership in the newspaper industry are: biased journalism, profit being the main goal, and loss of variety or lack of info. Media has become a significant aspect of most economies and corporations tend to change depending on how much profit is being made. Through research it is evident that the Canadian newspaper industry limits the…

Printing has been an intrinsic part of our life since the invention of paper. As a first means of communication, paper opened up a great deal of opportunities for people. Printing industry has undergone a variety of changes since the 90s. Jigar Shah, Founder of iPrint shares “I remember my dad bringing in one of the first Mac Machine with 4-5 different fonts in 90s with no regional language support! From letter pressing to printing, everything was manual. Today the scenario has completely…

television into everyone’s living room there was the newspaper. This was one of the main sources of how people would keep up to date of issues in their town/state. Now in the white newspapers there was a trend of never covering the incidences that really occurred. The colored view of things were never really covered that was usually left to the black newspapers. Now, considering that the only time blacks gained nay mention in white owned newspapers wa when they were…

Is it possible for journalists to be objective? The objectivity in journalism helps the audience to make up their mind about a story and decide what they want to believe. In this essay I’ll be discussing how journalists can’t be objective as they will be biased on a personal or professional preference. The definition of objectivity ‘requires that a journalist not be on either side of an argument. They must report only facts and not a personal attitude or view towards the facts or story.’ The…

The media has made a big influence in our lives. From the print media where we read newspapers, magazines, and journals to broadcasting media through television and radio, we all have experienced using these types of media. It has been a little over a decade since the outbreak of social media has drastically changed the way we view ourselves, the way we see others and the way we interact with the world around us. The Medium is the Message by Marshall McLuhan and Writing Restructures…

Just What Is It That Makes Today’s America So Different? is based off Richard Hamilton’s style of collage. Specifically, the work that first inspired it was Hamilton’s Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing? from 1956, which parodied advertising images (Usborne 112). Hamilton’s style was attractive because it has a clear voice about American advertising and what Americans are attracted to or reeled in to like. So many of the things that are advertised today or are…

Ownerships exist in all types of businesses, including the newspaper industry. Concentrated ownership in the field of newspapers can be defined as the extreme control of a newspaper firm by the insiders (manager, BOD, etc.). Ownerships have been changing significantly for more than 60 years in Canada and have been affecting Canadian society as a whole. The journals and articles by Kelly Blidook, Joseph Jackson, Minelle Mahtani, David Skinner, and Walter Soderlund are relevant and useful to the…

catapulted the presses’ success to distribute news which might’ve created controversy between the public and the media. Three eras in journalism that included prolific public figures who sought to bring about change, helped established the identity of newspaper companies that were competitive. The Penny press, Colonial press and…