The Times Flashcards
Who owns the Times and what is the newspaper’s political leaning?
News UK owns the Times, and is a right leaning newspaper
News Uk is a vertically and horizontally integrated conglomerate, how is this positive in terms of industry?
This means they have a large amount of power, meaning they can bend the rules through this power.
What is IPSO?
IPSO is a regulatory body, which regulates the Mirror and The Times. IPSO was formed after the leveson inquiry, IPSO is anti-leveson as it is not government funded but is funded by the newspaper companies. This could be criticized as IPSO may be biased because of this.
Why did companies such as The Times diversify?
Since 2000, the physical sales of newspapers has gone down by half as audiences demand/engagement with physical news decreased. As a result of this Newspaper companies, began to diversify moving onto social media/websites etc.
How can News UK and other conglomerate News organizations be seen as hypocritical politically?
News UK owns multiple news companies, while they own companies such as The Times which is right leaning, they also own companies that are left leaning. This shows how the conglomerate is more interested in money/profit than politics
How does the Times link to Curran and Seaton?
Times is apart of a horizontally and vertically integrated company and large conglomerate (News UK), meaning/ensuring they have a large amount of power. Being in this organization can limit and inhibit creativity, as Rupert Murdoch is also accused of controlling stories
How does the Times link to Livingstone and Lunt?
There is an underlying issue of protecting citizens from harmful material while ensuring choice and press freedom. The increasing power of companies like News UK, and their expansion into digital media has placed traditional forms of media regulation at risk
How does the Times link to Hesmondhalgh?
News UK is vertically and horizontally integrated maximizing their audiences (as their in control of majority of market) and minimizing risk (have control of production, distribution and circulation meaning there is no outside interference)
