Wednesday, 1 November 2017

News Introduction

Current News happening in the world today:

  • Terror attack in NYC, Lower Manhattan. Declared sympathies with ISIS however ISIS haven't claimed the attack as their own. Attackers own motive with 8 killed , 50 injured.

  • Sexual assault allegations, Harvey Weinstein & Kevin Spacey & Labour MPs sexually assaulting women and men of younger ages.

  • Catalonia, declaring independence , Spain refusing Catalonia independence , fighting in the streets and at polling stations.

  • Bake off winner leaked before airing

  • V-Fest rebranded

Newspaper overview:
  • Newspapers have been around since mid 17th century (probably earlier in various forms)
  • Until the 20th century, newspapers were the primary means of bringing news to the public.
  • Unlike news broadcasting , newspapers do not have to be imparcial they are allowed to have political bias.
  • They are largely self regulating . they have a regulating body - IPSO, the independent press standards organisation ( was the press complaints commission )
  • Leveson Inquiry 2011 - in response to allegations of phone hacking and tapping at The News of the World ( amongst other ) was carried out. it was suggested a code of conduct and tighter controls to be imposed - nothing has happened about this ( apart from the new IPSO instead of PCC )

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