PRESS
9 th Century
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History
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A front page in 18641568
Gutenberg printing press
The Diamond Sutra
a buddhist scripture was the first dated example
of block printing
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How to get the press?
Free daily newspaper
Vending machine(USA)
Subscription
Newspaper stall / stand
Paper boy
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Where do you get the news from?
On the web
On newspapers’ Websites
WHERE ?
On television
On news channels
Daily newspapersWeekly news magazines
Young people aged 18-29
Source of news % 2006 % 2009
Television 62 59
Internet 32 59
Newspapers 29 28
Radio 16 18
Magazines 1 6
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Print media is still alive
•Current events
•Specific interests
•Quality press
•Gutter press
Media coverage
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Front page
Headlines
Columns
Captions
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Journalist
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Some fundamental skills
•Finding stories
•Finding information
•Contacting people
•Evaluating sources
•Writing releases
•Working under pressure
•Explaining things in an
objective/unbiased way
In the newsroom
•Reliable
• Trustworthy ?
•Un/biased
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Speaker & Reporter
Newscaster/anchor(person)
•works with press releases
•works in a studio
•provides audience with comments
Reporter
witnesses the events
works on hot spots
provides audience with live reports
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Investigative journalism
•Reporting on a major issue
•A deep investigation to discover the
truth
•Obtain suppressed documents
•Telephone bugging
•Undercover filming or reporting
•Facts must support the reports
•The Watergate
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Muckraking
•Controversy
•Sensationalism
•Catchy/Shock value headlines
•Scandal attracts attention
How to create a sensational
story that will attract audience
or sell newspapers?
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Legal
charge!
Fraud!
Scandal!
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The 4th Estate
The power of the press
Can bring down a
government
(Nixon)
Can get powerful private
interests to give accounts
Can infiltrate many networks
Can influence audience’s
views
Can turn on people’s
emotions
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Inquisitive journalists at press conference
with US President and British PM
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The press in the electronic age
The internet now rivals television
as a main source of news
What future for «great
journalism»?
Will the net overtake newspapers
as news outlet?
Towards a new media
audience?
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Focus on . . .
Christiane Amanpour
Born in 1958 in Teheran
Primary education in Iran
Higher education in Britain
Studied journalism in the USA
Became chief international correspondent for CNN
1992-2010
She became famous for reporting from active war
zones and securing exclusive interviews
She ranked first in Forbes’ « world most powerful
women » in 2006
She stands as an example of the strength and
courage that a woman can have in the profession
She now works for ABC (channel)
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RECAP
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MUCKRAKING
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