However, the main objective is to look at the impact new and digital media has had on the newspaper industry.
The future of newspapers
Read this article from the Economist on the future of newspapers.
On your blog, write a paragraph summarising the argument the article makes. Then answer the following question:
Do you agree with its view that it is ‘a cause for concern, but not for panic’?
Homework
You have some serious homework this week - in addition to finding your weekly NDM stories - which will provide excellent preparation for university. David Simon, creator of critically acclaimed TV hit The Wire and a former journalist, has written a passionate defence of the newspaper industry in the face of the new and digital media onslaught. This will take a couple of hours - make sure you put the time in.
The article, Build The Wall, is available here on the Columbia Journalism Review website.
Your tasks are as follows:
1) Read the article in full.
2) Create a blogpost on your MEST3 Exam Blog called 'Build The Wall analysis'.
3) Summarise each section in one sentence:
- Section 1 (To all of the bystanders reading this…)
- Section 2 (Truth is, a halting movement toward...)
- Section 3 (Beyond Mr. Sulzberger and Ms. Weymouth…)
- Section 4 (For the industry, it is later than it should be…)
4) Summarise David Simon’s overall argument in 250 words.
5) Read this response to the article by Dave Levy, criticising and disagreeing with David Simon's viewpoint. What references to new and digital media can you find in Levy's response?
6) Finally, what is your own opinion? Do you agree that newspapers need to put online content behind a paywall in order for the journalism industry to survive? Would you be willing to pay for news online? Critical autonomy is the key skill in A2 Media - you need to be able form opinions on these issues.
Due: Friday 9 October
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