Build the Wall analysis

1.Newspapers and reading news digital offer different experiences as they are both different in ways that some negative and some positive.

2.The section discusses how the newspapers are getting more vulnerable because of the enhancements in digital media.

3.The newspaper industry are ignoring the threat of the increase in people using internet and other reasons for the decline in the industry.

4.In the last section of the article David talks about the risk of newspapers moving behind a pay wall

5.In this article, David Simmons discusses his views regarding the way the news industry has developed and changed over the years. He begins by discussing what the newspapers that are seen to be leaders and pathfinders in the industry have, and why audiences are so willing to pay for them. He then raises awareness the fact that it is the professional journalism that is being paid for. He also mentions how initially new and digital media wasn't seen as a threat to the newspaper industry until the consequences that the improvements in new and digital media has caused therefore making it a tougher problem to resolve. In conclusion he then discusses three different scenarios, one that is beneficial to all, one where the the industry itself only survives through unique institutions and one where there is a complete balance.


6)In my opinion, it is inevitable that newspapers will put their content behind paywall because of the lack of revenue that they are generating through sales. In order for newspapers to stay relevant amongst this day and age they will have to make their content digital. With their content being behind a paywall, readers that admire certain newspaper's standard of journalism would subscribe to their content. Personally I wouldn't pay for news online because sites such as BBC news offer quality news online for free. Also, the mobile apps such as BBC and Skynews offer news that is live to the second as well being available on the go.