Newspaper industry issues

1. Daily Mirror
2. The independent which means its no longer in circulation or printed
3. It will progressively get lower and lower until there is no more competition/circulation

1.What are online newspaper paywalls? Are they effective? 

They are a method of restricting access to magazines and newspapers through forcing a paid subscription to be used to view the content however are not affective as people can just photocopy the magazines and other can easily get them for free.

2.How are newspapers currently funded? (think about advertising space, cover price of a newspaper & paywalls) 

Some newspapers are funded by the government and use online advertisement to make their papers and magazines have awareness. They also use the funding gained from paywalls to support their magazine websites and production.

3.What are the roles of the IPSO and IMPRESS? Why do they exist?

 When have they been important? 

IMPRESS is an independent press regulator, this is for the UK. Unlike IPSO, impress FOLLOWS EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT OF THE Leveson Inquiry. The Leveson Inquiry was the hacking of lots of celebrities private information and said there cannot be any wide spread corruption of the police.

4.Why is the circulation and advertising revenue of newspapers declining?

The circulation of newspapers and advertising revenue is declining due to the online social media taking over and releasing more relevant information to younger age groups compared to Newspapers which mainly contained older information such as government issues.

5.How far can online newspapers reach in terms of audience? Research The Guardian/Observer as examples. What online formats have they got?

Online Newspapers can mainly reach most audiences however may people are simply not interested due to other online social medias such as twitter taking the hold over them and causing a major decline in newspapers.

6.What are the difficulties in regulating an international online newspaper?

Online social media is impossible to regulate due to other countries rules and regulations impacting in various ways for example, people in one country may be allowed to see something violent where as in other countries you may not be able to.