COMM ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5: Advocacy Journalism, Mysophobia, Sixth Amendment To The United States Constitution
21 Nov 2016
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Functioning democracy = traditional/investigative reporting (uncover dirt) Jeopardy: the newspaper business (lower demand for professional news due to increased tv & internet usage) Newspapers focus on attracting audience & pro t. Issues of advertising (why pay for ad in newspaper when you can advertise for free on craigslist) ~declined ads --> declined pro ts --> cut on costs --> investigative reporting (timely & most expensive) --> got cut rst. Historically: news used to be owned by families (more dedication) Now: owned by large companies and pro t oriented (e. g. la times) Pressure on editor to cut costs (repeated cuts in staff: la times) 4 reporting types: bear witness (simply record, follow-up (ask why?, explanatory (mastering complexity/expository, investigative reporting (withholding info) Today: instead of serious reporting you get simple coverage (cheapest) Challenges: internet, newspapers losing money when sticking with #4. Trend: geared towards entertainment ( not entertainers, but informers )
