New/Digital media stories

US government hack stole fingerprints of 5.6 million federal employees

The article is about how the US government got hacked and stole 5.6 million federal employees finger prints. The US believe it could be china as the one who's doing this as there is no evidence. However the US government have fired the director of security as to the fault of what happened. The theft of this information could find out about the spies and the secrecy of the United States.

This exposes how because of the developments in technology, people's privacy is being disregarded. As an astonishing figure of 5.6 million was hacked, it goes shows how noone is fully safe from online crimes. This also shows how America's federal government is under attack which shows the advancing in the ways groups of threatening the US.   

Therapists have developed a 12-week course to wean dependent people off their screens. 

This article talks about how therapists have developed a 12-week course to wean dependent people off their screens. Therapy website Talkspace has come up with a solution: a new 12-week plan to address social-media dependency. People are able exchange texts with a real therapist to talk through their dependence – not "addiction," to their phone. Created in 2012, the Talkspace app offers text-based therapy provided by 200 therapists to its current 150,000 registered users. But unlike texting a friend, a parent or a significant other, on the other end is a therapist.

I think through this development of therapy, it really shows how people in this modern age are so dependant on their mobile phones. This article goes on to say how certain people become anxious when they have no signal on their mobile phones. This therefore accentuates how internet, social media and other developments in new and digital media have grown to be a part of peoples daily lives.

News institutions

BBC 

• Publicly owned
• Founded 18 October 1922
• Founded by John Reith 
• The BBC website is Europe's most popular content-based site
• 13.2 million people visit the page
• BBC is the largest news operation in the world
• Addition of BBC mobile has improved the accessibility of news
• Provides news on radio and programmes BBC News, BBC parliament and BBC World News
• BBC Red Button is the interactive digital television, this provides news, weather and sport 24 hours a day

SKY

• Owned by Sky Plc
• Founded 5 February 1989
• Distributed by Fox International Channels
• Broadcast worldwide 
• 24 hour multimedia news operation based in Britain 
• Skynews.com is the official website
• The website provides news, sport, weather, showbiz and business 
• Blogs and forums are also written by staff to create an interactivity

The Sun

• Tabloid paper founded in 1964
• Largest newspaper behind Daily Mail
• Approximately 5.5 million readers
• 31% in ABC1 demographic and 68% in C2DE
• 41% of readers are female
• The Sun also has an official website
• Editior is Tony Gallagher
• Owned by News UK (News Corp UK and Ireland)    

Daily Mail 

• The publisher is DMG Media 
• Founded on May, 1896
• Owned by Daily and General Trust 
• Britain's first daily news paper 
• First newspaper to ever sell a million copies a day
• 55% of the readers of this newspaper is female
• Approximately 3.951 million readers per day
• 2.503 million of those readers fell under the ABC1 demographic 
• 1.448 million were in the C2DE demographic 
• Editor is Paul Dacre

BBC News App

• Allows users to personalise which news stories are priority 
• Available on ios as well as android
• Free to download on both systems
• Positive ratings on both ios and Android

1) Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry?

Showing relevant and breaking from news sites on their homepage Google prevents newspapers from claiming advertising revenue. This is because people don't need to go onto their websites. Also, they are essentially sharing information from these websites and not actually giving credit or shares to the source of that information.

2) Do you personally think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their jobs? Why?

Google is in place to provide its consumers with a service and to make things more convenient. It's up to the audience to choose who they get their news from, hence it's not Google's fault that the consumers don't want to view their pages/papers. With services such as Google, I think inevitable that people would want to take the more convenient root, rather than go on multiple News sites for information, that Google could offer in one place. As technology advances, traditional concepts will essentially die down. So I don't think that Google is to blame.

New/Digital media stories

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/amazon-prime-members-to-get-free-access-to-the-washington-post

Amazon prime members to get free access to the Washington post. This shows how traditional media are trying to branch out and get involved with digital media. By Washington giving their post for free for member of this streaming application, it shows how they are being involved and integrating in new and digital media.

•  Prime members can see first hand why more than 50 million people monthly choose the Washington Post as their source for news.
• Offering free access to new subscribers through Prime allows us to connect with millions of members nationwide who may not have tried the Post in the past

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/bbc-to-offer-its-staff-and-contentto-local-newspapers--reports-10489126.html

The BBC is to offer its staff and content  to local newspapers and allow rival shows to be seen on its iPlayer catch-up service in a bid to head off Government attempts to reduce its output.

BBC

Questions

1. How do you feel about the BBC supposedly cutting 1,000 jobs?
2. What sort of decisions and complications do you have to face as deputy director of news and current affairs?
3. Whats a typical day at work for you like?
4. Whats the favourite part of your job?
5. What is the current goal of your department?

BBC 3 to go online

.BBC trust approved plans to scrap the BBC3 TV channel and make it online-only. The move will save £30m. the trust rejected another proposal to launch a new BBC1+1 channel in place of BBC 3 because of its likely impact on commercial rivals including ITV and Channel 5. On average, 11.2 million people watch BBC3 every week, with fewer than 1 million of that total not watching any other TV service. Ofcom’s market impact assessment concluded that a BBC1+1 channel would have a negative impact on commercial rivals. Some of the £30m BBC3 budget will be redirected towards drama on BBC1, which currently has a budget of about £1bn. Under its original plans, BBC3 TV would have been switched off this autumn; this has been extended until January 2016, the last year of the current BBC charter.

BBC cutting jobs

Hundreds of jobs are expected to be axed by the BBC. A drop in the number of people paying the licence fee has hit BBC funding harder than previously expected and that the broadcaster must take radical action. The BBC need to find another £150m which ultimately makes decisions harder. They are trying to reduce everything to a bare minimum. The deficit has emerged because increasing numbers of people have become aware of a loophole that allows people not to pay the licence fee if they only watch catch-up television.

About the internet

Somebody's watching you

Summary of the article
In Philadelphia, there has been an instance where webcams on the school-issued laptops were used to monitor students. Images that were downloaded included pupils in bed and 'partially dressed'. No one would've expected such outrageous behaviour. Daniel Trottier compares the digital space of social media to the private space of one's own bedroom. The default privacy setting of social media is that it is open for anyone to see, this is because social media platfroms are a business that strive to make a profit. Researchers were able to accurately infer a Facebook user's race, IQ, sexuality, substance use, personality or political views using the record of subjects and items they had liked.
Critical Autonomy
I think that issues where one's privacy is invaded or disrespected is a serious issue. Outside, in reality, majority of people are granted a common privacy which is generally accepted by other so why should online be any different. Personally, even though that I know myself that I use the internet appropriately, it still bothers me that people are tracking my online movements because it gives an uneasy feeling that someone out there is monitoring me. I feel that I should be entitled to privacy where I don't have to think that someone is watching me. I think that it is price that shouldn't paid by internet users. Why should people be monitored, establishments should understand that people are capable to behave well online and also to use the internet appropriately.

THE CHANGE

CHANGED THE MOST

Communication

Because of the advancing of technology, people’s mode of communication has evolved to now communicating using online messengers for example, Facebook messenger and Whatsapp. Also, applications such as FaceTime and Skype facilitate users video chatting with one another decreasing the amount of people actually going out to have a conversation face to face. The advancing of technology has made it easier for users to communicate online.

Business

A business is no longer dependent on its local customer base for its survival; it now has a worldwide audience for its goods and services. The Internet has changed not only a business' customer base, but 

how a business communicates with its employees, and finds and manages the competition.

Online Safety

Concerns such as online grooming and paedophilia are growing issues because of the argued ‘lack of protection’ online. Online children’s games have attracted paedophiles which in turn have endangered children who are playing. However, there are precautions that are now being introduced which helps prevents online grooming and paedophilia. There is a greater attention towards online safety than ever before because of this threat.

Copyright

Musicians who publish their music aren’t getting the maximum revenue from their songs because copyrights are diminished because of users being able to illegally download their content. Furthermore, the film industry also suffers from this. Consumers can access websites where they are able to illegally stream the latest movies. Piracy has heavily the profits of the music industry. 

Privacy

There have been instances where people in authority are able to hack phones. This means that people’s text messages are being read and people’s phone calls are listened to. This shows how people’s privacy is being invaded and not being respected.

Culture

With the technology that is available now, pop culture has dramatically changed. Every day, bands blow up through social media, YouTube stars emerge, bloggers sign book deals and wannabes strive for their big virtual break. In this fragmented digital universe, there is a seemingly endless audience for new ideas and becoming a “celebrity” is within anyone’s grasp.

Community

Through the increase of popularity of social media, users can connect with users worldwide with such ease. This shows the development of a global village. People being able to communicate and to share ‘what’s on their mind’ with people all over the world shows how the community has been able to expand worldwide because of the advancing of technology.

CHANGED THE LEAST