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Blog tasks: The decline in print media

The impact of Google Read  this article looking at the impact Google has had on the traditional newspaper business . Answer the following questions: 1) Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry? Google receive a large cut of revenue for advertising online which was a major way newspapers were funded. 2) Find a  statistic  from the article that illustrates the decline of traditional news media. Newspaper businesses have lost $40 billion in advertising revenue, 60% of the ad revenue. 3) Looking at the graph featured in the article, what period has seen the steepest decline in newspaper advertising revenue?  2000-08 4) Do you  personally  think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their jobs? Why? Google is to blame for journalists losing their jobs and newspapers closing as a new age of news has come around. The internet is more to blame as the rise of the internet allowed people to post for free, people have become accustomed to g

Weekly News Work

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The Mail Online Katie Price EXCLUSIVE: Model is forced to change her number after being 'BOMBARDED with calls from toyboy ex Kris Boyson'... amid 'very happy' romance with Alex Adderson https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6188267/Katie-Price-EXC-Model-forced-change-number-BOMBARDED-Kris-Boyson.html This story is an example of soft news as it covers a celebrities (Katie Price) love life. This doesnt affect peoples daily lives and is mere gossip. It covers Katie's relationship struiggles from having an almost 'stalker' ex who is constantly trying to get back in her life, disrupting her relationship with her current partner. It also states how her ex (Kris) is trying to portray himself as a victim. The daily Mail also play down other news sources as they have reported it from a different angle. It says  While reports have surfaced claiming that Katie has her eye on her romance with Kris once more, insiders have insisted this is not the ca