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Blog task 1: News institutions research Research the major players in terms of  UK news providers  and make notes in a detailed blog post. List  companies ,  publications / channels / programmes ,  owners ,  statistics  and anything else you find relevant. You must include  all three platforms  (print, broadcast, e-media) and both commercial and non-commercial institutions (e.g ITN/BBC).  Make sure you include at least  FIVE  different institutions across the three platforms. You may wish to use bullet points to cover the key information about each institution. BBC Broadcast  - BBC news, BBC1, BBC2,BBC 4 (TV news has to be politically neutral) E-media -  BBC News online, BBC iPlayer, BBC radio news BSKYB  Broadcast -  Sky news, Sky sports. The joint ventures i.e. Nickelodeon E-media -  On-demand Radio -  Fox Film Music Group, Fox News Radio, ...

Twitter says Trump's threat to North Korea was 'newsworthy' and will not be taken down. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/26/twitter-trump-threat-north-korea-newsworthy The social media platform (twitter) argued that Trump’s tweet did not meet the conditions needed for removal however it had caused a storm on the social media this week. " Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won't be around much longer!" 4:08 AM - Sep 24, 2017 The tweet deemed as unacceptable to due to the lack of respect towards the leader of N. Korea however it was not removed nor has the other tweets produced by trump due to it not being harassing or threatening statement towards anyone.                                                      ...

Robots 'could take 4m UK private sector jobs within 10 years' Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/19/robots-could-take-4m-private-sector-jobs-within-10-years This article mentions how the growth of technology and science has an impact of the availability of jobs and how it is effecting the work place. In the uk, over 13% percent of employers think that 30% of employees will be robots. Care homes are also trialling robots such as the 'The Three Sisters' “The UK must make the most of the economic opportunities that new technologies offer,” said Frances O’Grady, Britain needs to invest more in robots or risk falling further behind countries including the US, France, Germany, Spain and Italy   But it argues that new technologies could phase out mundane jobs, raise productivity levels and so deliver higher wages

NDM case study: How has news changed? Remember our key question from the lesson:  How has news changed in the last 20 years? In the lesson, we debated whether the changes in the last 20 years are more significant than the developments of the last 200 years. It's a big question with no right answer - but we can conduct high-quality research to give us the knowledge to form an  educated opinion . Remember, this is what gives you the  critical autonomy  to reach the top grades! Blog task: Ofcom report into news consumption 2016 1) Read this  Ofcom 2016 report on the consumption of news in the UK . Note down the key statistics and changes that Ofcom document. 2) What are the most popular platforms for audiences to access news and how has this changed in recent years? Television is the most-used platform for news as it states 69% of UK adults  use TV as a source of news.  However this has been continuing to 2014 where 75% o...

2.  The rise of digital music has been disproportionately more important to smaller artists  Link: https://t.co/MKYOctVcIp  Streaming has become the wave of listening and sharing music. this is due to accessible and convenience it provides. Services such as apple music, spotifty and deezer have caused the de-modernisation and decline in the use of CDs.  'Mtv is no more'- Taylor swift, a modern day pop singer used mtv music awards as a platform to debut her new single 'Look What You Made Me Do' however the once legendary channel does not hold the same influence and cultural impact it had when Michael Jackson had released his Thriller video in 1983 which shows that it now stands for a more traditional impact rather a progressive one. This is due to the use of services like youtube. Taylor Swift the is fourth most followed user on twitter w/ 85 million followers. She is just behind Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Barack Obama. Caldas says the rise of digit...

1. TV broadcasters 'failing to represent society' Link: https://t.co/ITHEjbPZpR The report looks at how the TV industry( mainly BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky and Channel 5) can improve as it is stated that 'it paints a worrying picture with many broadcasters unable to monitor the the makeup of their employees' The report showed that women within the workforce accounted for 48% whilst account for 51% of the general public. In addition, those from ethnic groups such as Black, Asian etc account for only 12% of workers. This links to the another problem within the industry as many ethnic groups are highly unrepresented and negatively portrayed. Lastly, the BBC aims for its empolyees to comprise of 50% women, 8% of disabled people, 8% perecent of LGBT community and 15% percent of ethic minorities such as Blacks/Asians by the end of 2020.