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newspaper_powerpoint.pptTHE FORMS OF MEDIA
By Josuee Remolien
Walden University
INTRODUCTION
Identify the medium you have chosen and the reason for choosing that particular medium.
- The medium that I chose is the Newspapers. The reason that I selected the Newspapers is that Newspapers have a variety of uses and benefits. Some of these reasons are inclusive:
- being informed about the events that occur on a daily basis
- Getting information that is required for daily living
- Providing a framework for an individual’s day.
- Learning the cultural tools that assist one in increasing their mobility upwards
- Getting assurance of one’s existence
- Matching one’s wits against the other people
- Passing time
- Getting to know what is new
- To understand the Political scene and how it is evolving
- To see what is changing
- To get some understanding on how to solve some societal issues.
- To be able to know what the people who have influence say
- To get information about frolics and moods of celebrities
- For utilitarian value. (“Reasons why people read a newspaper - Times of India,” 2017).
Analyze the evolution of your chosen medium. To do this, show how it has changed over time.
- There have been numerous changes that have occurred in the Newspaper industry.
- For instance there has been, introduction of new concepts and things.
- There has also been a lot of borrowing of words whereby different words are taken from other languages.
- There has also been a lot of affixation which means that attachment of parts of words to others so that new words may be formed for example microbiology, Eco-warrior.
- Com pound words have also been trained and used in the Newspapers with or without the inclusion of the Hyphen, for instance, Laptop and See-through.
- Similarly, there have been blends which mean that some parts of words being chopped off and joined to form new words.
- There are also graphological changes that have occurred in the newspapers.
- There was continued use of the long “s” until 1800 when it changed to the utilization of the short “s.”This is because it had no pathological function any longer.
- In the old newspapers, some of the things that were included may be Long paragraphs, use of pictures, subheadings, and broad headings.
- The current papers are set to look like web articles; there are limited titles, choppy and short sentences and short entries. (Winson, 2014).
Evaluate the significance of your chosen medium. Describe how the significance of your medium has changed over time, as well. Has it become more or less significant? What other factors have influenced its importance
- Newspapers are significant in various ways.
- For instance they play a fundamental role in molding the opinion of the public, and it also enables the people to acquire all the information and news that they require at their fingertips.
- They also help the people to get the news and updates that are recent as well as enabling the people to make informed decisions regarding the procurement of products and availing the services from the companies that are top notch in their areas.
- They also serve as cost effective mediums that can be used for promoting and advertising the business products and services.
- They are also efficient because they cater to the needs of all the people due to their extensive coverage of topics such as cultural, economic, social, polity, business, entertainment and sports. (Noren, 2017).
- In the western world, there has been, a decline in the use of Newspapers whereby their Circulation has dwindled in the twenty years.
- However, there is an abundance of online news both online and in print and they serve as important sources for other media.
- According to results from research there is a high significance of the Newspapers.
- In sixteen countries in Europe, more than 50% read newspapers.
- There is, however, an increase in free dailies in some Asian, Europe and American Countries.
- There is a stable penetration of newspapers in Latin America while in Asia there has been an increase in the distribution of Newspapers over the last decade.
- However in Africa, there has been, no significant change over the past ten years because the apportionment of the Newspapers is two copies per 100 Inhabitants. (Bakker, 2011).
- Some of the factors that affect the significance of the papers are inclusive of its price. The prices of Newspapers are minuscule, and everyone can afford them. They are also cheap in production.
Analyze how the evolution of your chosen medium affects the way you experience that media today in your career, in your community, etc.
- The news industry and in particular the newspaper industry has undergone a rough decade.
- There is a steady decline in the print readership whereby newspapers are almost closing.
- Many of the journalists who have vast experience have been laid off.
- In response, many of the Newspaper Company have made some considerable changes.
- In that case, they are trying to fight the interest of the readers that is diminishing through shortening their stories, adding commentaries as well as using the social media to their advantage.
- In the new age of Technology, the newspapers, have no clue on how to respond best to the numerous challenges that they face today.
- Due to these problems, therefore, the newspapers are fighting and working tirelessly so that they may keep journalism alive. (Saperstein, 2014).
Identify five talented people who helped to develop or grow your chosen medium during its evolution.
- Benjamin Harris-He published a Newspaper in Boston on September 25th known as the Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick that lasted only one edition.
- He neglected the permission from authorities.
- John Campbell-He sends various handwritten newsletters to be selected in the New England.
- He purchased a wooden press in which the first successful newspaper, The Boston News-Letter was born.
- Elizabeth Timothy-She took over the South Carolina Gazette in 1738, after her husband, Lewis Timothy died.
- She was mostly involved in the publishing of newspapers
- Benjamin Franklin-Managed a press known as Die Philadelphische Zeitung of 1732.
- This was a foreign language type of media that had a sizable German-speaking population
- John Peter Zenger-He immigrated to America from Germany in 1710 and was apprenticed after one year to Printer Willian Bradford in the New York.
- He started his paper in 1718 that was bankrolled by an opposition group of the newly appointed governor, William Cosby.
REFERENCES
Bakker, P. (2011). Not dead yet–the changing significance of newspapers worldwide. Academia.edu. Retrieved 16 March 2017,fromhttp :// www.academia.edu/2178890/Not_dead_yet_the_changing_significance_of_ newspapers worldwide
Noren, A. (2017). Significant role and importance of newspapers in the modern society - Around Europa. Around Europa. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from http :// www.europeandyou.eu/significant-role-and- importance-of- newspapers-in-the-modern-society/
Reasons why people read a newspaper - Times of India. (2017). the Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from http :// timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Reasons-why-people- read-a- newspaper/articleshow/22958479.cms
Saperstein, T. (2014). The Future of Print: Newspapers Struggle to Survive in the Age of Technology - Harvard Political Review. Harvard Political Review. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from http :// harvardpolitics.com/covers/future-print-newspapers-struggle-survive- age- technology/
Winson, C. (2014). How Newspapers Have Changed Over Time. Prezi.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017, from https://prezi.com/obakoprszwlq/how-newspapers-have-changed-over-time/
